The

Mariner
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Issue #87
April 2010

The Rules
And How They Apply
to the Local Area
Abby Sunderland Rounds Cape Horn
Marina del Rey to Guadalupe Island
Interview with Author Brian Fagan
More...

A Magazine For The Marina del Rey Boating Community

 The Mariner is FROM THE EDITOR
Editor/Publisher/Writer
Pat Reynolds
I know littering is bad. I know,
Photographs because I’m from the generation
Pat Reynolds that used to see a commercial of
a sweet aging American Indian
Columnist looking at a bunch of garbage,
Mookie crying crocodile tears on my
TV. I would look at him staring
Contributors
at the dirtiness, then he would
Dave Kirby
look into my eyes through the
Richard Schaefer circa 1972 color set and I’m not
Copy Editing Assistance ashamed to say, I would well up
Lisa Asahara a little myself...
For advertising rates and I was thinking the other day
Information contact that all this garbage is going to
310-397-1887 - phone be trouble. Everyone is ripping
email packaging open all the time and
editor@marinermagazine.com constantly using stuff up to get
new stuff. Kind of a bummer…
Mailing address but then I thought, “wait a
P.O. Box 9403 second, why am I being so
Marina del Rey, CA 90295 negative?”
The Mariner appears on the 3rd
Maybe I’m looking at this
Friday of every month.
garbage problem from the wrong
This issue - April 16 - May 21
side. Sure, maybe little pieces
of plastic are being ingested by
GARBAGE IS GOOD
microorganisms in the ocean and
possibly contaminating the entire
food chain. Okay, that’s one
angle, but what if I get stranded
on an uninhabited island? Then
I’m going to be loving all this
cool garbage that’s floating
around.
I can see it now. I’m sailing the
South Pacific and something
goes drastically wrong. I end
up with very little in the way
of resources - beached on an
island. I’m sad and afraid, as I
have no matches for fire…that
is until I spot an old bic lighter
lying on the shoreline. I try it and
it works. A few more steps and
I see a plastic container. What
the? It’s a damn Cuban cigar!
Next thing you know I’m a fat
cat with his own island!
A short walk yields a few wheels
from what looks like an old
baby carriage. I attach them to
an beat up piece of sizable tin
and quickly train two spider
monkeys to pull me around the
island. I use six-pack plastics
tied together as a whip. I pay
the monkeys in bottle caps that
I found – telling them that these
“coins” are worth more than they
can imagine. They seem grateful
to have work.
I tour the island in my buggy
from coast to coast picking up
items that improve my life. I
found hundreds of cigarette butts
and more bottle caps. I plan to get
the monkey community hooked
on tobacco and then have them
pay me all the caps for the butts.
Soon I will be rich! All because
of garbage. Not so bad huh?
Thanks for picking it up!

Important WHAT’S INSIDE

Numbers Coming Events 4
at a glance:
Off the Wire 6
„ Marina del Rey
Them’s The Rules 10
Sheriff: Analysis of Boating Rules by Charles Ecker
310-482-6000 Around the Horn 12
Abby Sunderland Update
„ Los Angeles County
Cruising So Cal 14
Lifeguard: Interview with Author Brian Fagan
310-577-5700 Catalina Currents 19
Cruising Tips by Richard Schaefer
„ Vessel Assist:
Powertails 22
800-399-1921 Changes in Fuel
„ Sea Tow Racing 24
Guadalupe Island Race by Eric & Robin Lambert
866-473-5400
Cruising
„ Marine Life Rescue The Final Voyage of Captain Jack by Jefferson Sa 26
800-39WHALE Ask the Expert - Charles Ecker 27
Cover: Chris Slagerman (helm) and Ask Mookie 28
Dave Sheesley sailing an Inter 20.
Photo Pat Reynolds Classifieds 29

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 PURCELL YACHTS email: gerry@purcellyachts.com
310-701-5960

65 McKinna 2002 4 cabins dual helms, fully 52 Californian cockpit motoryacht 1988 47 Spindrift Ranger convertible sedan Cat 43 Bayliner 1990 motoryachtyacht three
equipt, clean $1,099,000 Caterpillar diesels,two staterooms, loaded diesels, two staterooms $999,000 staterooms, diesels $125,000
$199,000

43 California cockpit motoryacht1988 300 42 Chris Craft motoryacht 1987 over 42 Uniflite motoryacht 1978 Cummins 270 42 Californian Trawler dual helms, 450
HP Cat diesels, loaded $139,000 $22000 spent in ‘09 upgrades $79,000 HP diesels queen master $59,000 original hours on Perkins diesels, $79,000

41 Silverton convertible sedan 1995, two 39 Bayliner convertible sedan two state- 39 Sea Ranger trawler motor yacht 2 state- 38 Bayliner have three; 1987 -1991all diesels
cabin spaceous $115,000 rooms two helms Cummins 330 HP diesels rooms, 2 hwlms, very clean, 120 HP diesels with 2 staterooms, dual helms, from $79,000
$149,000 $79,000 to $98,500

38 Dolphin trawler aft cabin 1986 dual 35 Bayliner aft cabin 1996 three staterooms, 33 Sea Ray sundancer 1994 low engin hours , 32 Lurhrs Flybridge Sedan 1975 all new
helms, full walk around decks, side door diesels, lo hours, loaded $114,000 air cond, generator, new eletronics $43,500. exterior finish and interior upholstery $29,000
entry very clean $99,000

45 Morgan/ Catalina built centercockpit 41 Hunter aft cockpit with aft aft cabin; have 41 Islander Freeport 1978 center cockpit 38 Morgan Catalina built center cockpit
bluewater cruiser, loaded clean $149,000 2 -2000 an 2002, from $129,000 ketch bluewater cruiser $59,000 1994 loaded and clean $119,000

37 Irwin center cockpit sloop 1975, very 37 Fisher Pilothouse bluewater ketch 1975 36 Magellean ketch 1999978 bluewater 30 Catalina 1975 1991 three cyl Universal
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To publish a community event email:
editor@marinermagazine.com
April 20
Oceanography For Boaters
Wind Waves
Deep water waves and their origin and life
cycle, taught be Oceanography Professor, Mike
Leneman. Lectures Tuesdays from 7:00 p.m. to
9:00 p.m. Space is limited – reservations are
recommended. Call Mike Leneman at Multi
Marine (310) 821-6762.
April 25
California Yacht Club
Open House Event
The California Yacht Club, one of the top ten
private Yacht clubs in the United States, will
make it facilities and grounds available for
public viewing at 10 a.m. -3 p.m.. The Club,
winner of multiple Fleet Service Awards was
established in Los Angeles in 1922 and has
been in its present location at 4469 Admiralty
Way in Marina del Rey since 1963. Visitors to
this once a year event will be guided through
the Club grounds, viewing the Clubhouse
pool, Paddle Tennis courts, world class dining
room, bar, snack bar and catering facilities.
Complementary refreshments will be served
and parking is free.
April 29
California Yacht Club Yachting Din-
ner: Singapore to Sydney: Over the
Waves to Exotic Ports of Call!
Presented by Steve Frankel and Jill Grossbard
Veteran adventurers Steve Frakel and Jill
Grossbard speak of The Yachting Dinner will
be held at California Yacht Club beginning
at 6:15 p.m. The couple discusses their “half
circumnavigation” from Perth to Sydney and
a round-trip from Sydney through the Great
Barrier Reefs to New Guinea aboard many
cruise lines. No-Host Cocktails 6:15 p.m. •
Bountiful Buffet Dinner 7:00 p.m. Followed
by Presentation $19.50 includes Dinner, tax,
service and parking. Reservations required
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(310-823-4567). Open to all who enjoy yachting
and adventure, as a public service of California
Yacht Club 4469 Admiralty Way, Marina del
Rey ~ 310-823-4567 ~ www.CalYachtClub.
com
May 1
Dockwalker Training
The California Department of Boating
and Waterways and the California Coastal
Commission’s Boating Clean & Green Program
in partnership with the Keep the Delta Clean
Program, the Santa Monica Bay Restoration
Foundation, the US Coast Guard Auxiliary,
the US Power Squadrons and many more
organizations conduct more Dockwalker
trainings this year. From 10:00 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.
at Cabrillo Marine Aquarium - 3720 Stephen
M. White Drive. San Pedro, CA 90731 training
will commence. Partners: The Santa Monica
Bay Restoration Foundation, US Coast Guard
Auxiliary, Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, City of
Los Angeles. Please feel free to contact Vivian
(415) 904-6905 or vmatuk@coastal.ca.gov if
you have any questions or to register.
May 1
CPR/AED and First Aid Training
Learn how to respond to sudden illness, injury
and breathing/cardiac emergencies in Adults and
Children. This is an American Red Cross class
offering certification (1-year Adult CPR/AED
and 3-year First Aid). The cost is $55 for Coast
Guard Auxiliary members / $65 for general
public; class meets from 10am-5pm at Santa
Monica Windjammers Yacht Club. To register
or obtain more information please go to www.
PlatinumCPR.com or contact Linda via phone
(818 793 7923) or email Linda@PlatinumCPR.
com.
May 4
Oceanography For Boaters –
Waves and Beaches
These series of talks are for anyone who
wants to learn more about the ocean they play
in. Practical applications through knowledge
of oceanography will enable the boater to
understand the conditions around them and
aid them in predicting what lies ahead of their
bow wave. Taught by Michael Leneman – an
Oceanography Professor, owner of Multi Marine
and one of the top multihull racing skippers in
California, Mike’s lecture style will enlighten
and entertain. A series of 7 Lectures Tuesdays
from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Space is limited –
reservations are recommended.
Call Mike Leneman at Multi Marine, (310) 821-
6762.
May 11
Oceanography For Boaters – Tides
See above listing for details.
May 15
Smwyc Crab Feast
SMWYC is having an ‘all you can eat’ Crab
Feast for a donation of $55. At the dinner, we
will be conducting both a Silent Auction and a
Live Auction to benefit the City of Hope Cancer
Foundation. For details on the auction go to For
details on the Crab Feast/Auction go to
http://smwyc.org/PDF/crab_feast_coh2010.pdf
or call 310-827-SMYC
May 15 & 16
White Seabass & Halibut
Tournament
Time to get out the Rod & Reel and join us for
the White Seabass & Halibut Championship
Series. This is event is sponsored by Western
Outdoor News, United Anglers, and many more.
Go to www.wonews.com for more info.
May 27
California Yacht Club Yachting Lun-
cheon and Forum: “Latin American
Adventures”. Crossing the “Andes”
by boat, Rounding “Cape Horn” and
other unique experiences.
Presented by California Yacht Club Past
Commodore Martin McCarthy. You’ll experience
the foreboding landscape of Chile’s “Tierra
del Fuego” while cruising through the “Straits
of Magellan” and climbing ashore at fabled
“Cape Horn.” Then visit colonial Santiago in
preparation for crossing the Andes mountains
by boat through the active volcano-encircled
lake district; the voyage is rewarded by dramatic
scenery and final destination San Carlos del
Bariloche – Argentina’s “little Switzerland”
and chocolate aficionados wonderland. Happy
Half Hour – Noon. Bountiful Buffet Luncheon
– 12:20 p.m. Presentation – 12:40 p.m.
$15.15 includes Luncheon, tax, service and
parking. Reservations appreciated. Open to all
who enjoy yachting and adventure, as a public
service of California Yacht Club. 4469 Admiralty
Way, Marina del Rey ~ 310-823-4567 ~ www.
CalYachtClub.com.
Ongoing
Live Music at the Waterfront
Unkle Monkey (Guitar, Ukulele & Steel Drum
) performs every Monday Night 7-10pm at The
Waterfront Restaurant 4211 Admiralty Way
Enjoy the intoxicating sounds of the islands
from Hawaii to the Caribbean....and plenty of
Jimmy Buffett songs !
Marina Venice Yacht Club
Social Sundays
Join Marina Venice Yacht Club weekly for our
Social-Sunday Open House from 4 p.m. to 7
p.m. Food items are provided and there is no
charge. MVYC is located in the Marina City
Club - West Tower - at 4333 Admiralty Way.
Whether you own a boat, are looking to buy
2010
one, or just want to be around other water loving the Santa Monica Windjammers Yacht Club,
people MVYC welcomes all who share in the
Corinthian Spirit. Security will tell you where
13589 Mindanao Way, in Marina del Rey. The
meeting, held at 7:30, is preceded by a social
CAPTAIN’S
to park. Follow the signs up the stairs or elevator
to the Club House on G2. For more information
hour, and a light dinner is served. Each meeting
features a guest speaker discussing their LICENSE
contact commodore@mvyc.org, call (818) 422- adventures and achievements. WSA invites
6368, or visit our Facebook Group page. boaters of all skill levels to join. Its programs,
Sailing Singles of include day sails, seminars, parties, and cruises
Southern California including destinations such as King Harbor,
Sailing Singles of Southern California is a Catalina and the northern Channel Islands, For
Sailing Club centered in Marina del Rey but membership information contact Sandy Penrod.
open to all sailing enthusiasts from the LA area. at membership@wsasmb.org or on the web at
We meet twice monthly, at 7 p.m. at the Marina www.wsasmb.org.
Venice Yacht Club, 4333 Admiralty Way located Catalinas of Santa Monica Bay,
at the Marina City Club West Tower in Marina Owners of Catalina Yachts
Coast Guar d Li c ens e
del Rey. There is a $10 Meeting donation per
person that includes a light Dinner. Drinks are
Join us for our monthly meetings at the Santa
Monica Windjammers Yacht Club on the 3rd
May 13
available at a full bar at reasonable prices. Club Tuesday of each month. We would like to
members will meet and socialize with sailboat welcome Catalina owners to join our club. We Celestial Nav i gati on
owners and can arrange for sails in Santa have speakers, cruises to Catalina, races and
Monica Bay. After sailing, club members can other events throughout the year. Our doors open June 4
enjoy wine and cheese parties or full dinners at 6:00 for happy hour and then dinner around 7
on member’s Boats. Catalina Island trips and to 7:30 and our main event after that. Join the www.coastguardschool.com
special events are also planned. (310) 822-0893 fun and meet other owners of Catalinas. For email rufus@ucla.edu
or email: sailingsingles@iwlink.com www. more info email Horst.Lechler@gmail.com. 14025 Panay Way Marina del Rey
sailingsinglesofsoutherncalifornia.com 310-821-3433
Marina Sunday Sailing Club
Since 1981 MSSC has brought together skippers US COAST GUARD APPROVED SCHOOL
and crew in a friendly social environment for
daysails in Santa Monica Bay and cruises to
Catalina and other destinations. We meet on
the 2nd and 4th Sunday of each month on the
patio at Burton Chace Park under the Club w hy?
banner. Meetings start at 10:00 a.m. with a free
replace it,when
Continental breakfast and socializing. We hold
a brief business meeting and then head out for
we can repair it?
an afternoon of sailing on the Bay after which
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we gather at a member’s dock for wine, snacks
and more socializing. Visitors are welcome
Until You Call Us!
and may attend two meetings free. No prior
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breakfast at the Marina del Rey Hotel on 13534 Dwyn Hendrickson 310-722-1283
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return to the docks for a wine and cheese social. • Marine Specialists
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Santa Monica Windjammers Yacht Club Stages Regatta to
Raise Money for City of Hope Cancer Foundation

In Norm Perron’s third year organizing the City of Hope Charity Regatta for Santa Monica Windjammers Yacht Club to benefit the City of Hope Cancer
Research Hospital he is looking to raise more money than all previous attempts.

“Last year the regatta earned $9,600, and our goal this year is to substantially beat that figure,” Perron said.

Perron is calling upon all sailors to get a crew together and have a leisurely light-hearted race on May 16 for a good cause. As an owner of a Catalina
42 he has been successful in getting out many of the 42s in the marina and expects a solid turnout from that class again this year.

For a minimum $25 donation, you can get a crew position on a Catalina 42 with no racing experience required, only the desire to be part of a winning
team. Participants will enjoy a beautiful day on the water, the excitement of sailboat racing, and the satisfaction of helping save lives.

For a minimum $30 donation, donors can secure a seat on the Race Committee boat. Enjoy being right at the start of the race aboard the Odyssey a
comfortable 58’ Hatteras tri-deck motor yacht. Munchies and refreshments will be served on board.

In addition to the one-design Catalina 42 class, they will also conduct two other classes of races: the PHRF and Cruiser class. For those interested, a
crew and a tactician can be provided on your boat. $25 minimum donation per person on all of these boats.

Corporate and individual sponsors are also invited to participate. For $500 donation, a sponsor would receive: a banner with their name and/or logo
displayed both at the crab feast being held May 15 at SMWYC and on one of the race boats during the regatta. They also are eligible for a crew position
on a race boat or a spot on the Committee boat. Sponsors will also have their name printed on the t-shirts for the local MdR chapter of the CoH cancer
walk.

To sign up or have further questions contact Norm Perron at 424-222-9206 or email thecaptain101@gmail.com.

10th Annual City of Hope

& Crab Feast Auction!
Santa Monica Windjammers Yacht Club
Saturday, May 15th (Crab Feast/auction) &
Sunday, May 16th (Regatta)

The Mariner
Pick it Up!
Catalina 42 owners who helped raise $9,600 last
year. Photo courtesy of Bill Berry

This will be our 10th year raising funds for the City of Hope Cancer Research Hospital.
For details on the regatta see the article on page 6 in this issue. For details on the Crab
310-397-1887 Feast/Auction go to http://smwyc.org/pdf/crab_feast_coh2010.pdf

Yacht Club of the Year 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007!

marinermagazine.com For information: 310-827-SMYC or www.smwyc.org
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Big Sleds Enter The Border Run

In only their second year, the Border Run International Sailing Event
appears to be the talk of the Southern California racing scene with the
recent announcement of eight maxi-sleds entering the contest. These
boats, considered the “rock stars” of the So Cal scene, will be competing
in a course that begins in Newport, rounds the Coronado del Norte Island
and finishes in San Diego. Grand Illusion, Holua, OEX, Condor, Cheetah,
Alchemy, Medicine Man and the scratch boat Akela, skippered by So Cal
racing legend Doug Baker are all slated for the April 24 start in Newport.
At the same time, two trifoilers, once considered the fastest design on the
planet, will be competing in the developmental class that the Border Run
has created. In addition, the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society has come
aboard as the official charity of the Border Run.
“In the 70’s you used to have regattas like the ‘Yachting One of a Kind
Regatta’ pitting one designs and one-off boats together, but today there is
no venue for designers to come out and compete in developmental boats -
with The Border Run, now there is.”
Aside from the racing aspects, the Border Run organizers are also pleased
that the event has recently formed an association with the Leukemia
& Lymphoma Society. In participating in the race, each sailor has the
opportunity to raise money for the charity and, in turn, be eligible to earn
their entry and win prizes, such as a chance to sail with world-renowned
sailor, ESPN commentator and National Regatta chairman Gary Jobson
in December.

“Who says a lot can’t happen in two weeks?” Border Run Co-founder
Randy Reynolds said of this influx of good news. “It’s been really fun
seeing it all develop. Once we decided that we wanted to create an event
where everyone would be welcome, things just started to come together.”
Reynolds, founder of Reynolds Design, is especially proud that both
the developmental class and Maxi class have come to the table. After
spending a lifetime creating and sailing boats that go fast, he is happy to
see both established designs and more unconventional boats taking part
in the event.
The Border Run Sailing Event is presented by XS Racing with South
Shore Yacht Club of Newport Beach, Ca. beginning on Saturday, April
24, 2010, the Border Run will start sailors from Newport Beach, to the
Coronado Islands and finish in San Diego to party at the beautiful Kona
Kai resort set on San Diego Bay. For first timers and smaller boats a 69-
mile short course option allows a more direct route to San Diego. For
more information on the race and how to raise money for The Leukemia &
Lymphoma Society go to www.XSRACING.org and click on the Border
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Fastest Around the World
The Jules Verne Trophy now belongs to ten men
who have sailed around the globe at an average of
18.76-knots along the optimum course, beating the
reference time set by Orange 2 in 2005 by 2 days
08 hours 35 minutes. Franck Cammas and his men
crossed the finish line off the Créac’h lighthouse at
Ushant (Finistère) at 21h40’45” UTC Saturday 20
March. They are due to make the Port du Château
in Brest at around 0900 UTC tomorrow.
The skipper Franck Cammas, navigator Stan
Honey, watch leaders Fred Le Peutrec and Steve
Ravussin, helmsmen/trimmers Loïc Le Mignon,
Thomas Coville and Lionel Lemonchois, and the
three bowmen Bruno Jeanjean, Ronan Le Goff
and Jacques Caraës, supported on shore by router
Sylvain Mondon, have pulled it off: they have
beaten the round the world record under sail via the
three capes.
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Regulate Boaters and Marina Operators
Important issues with wide-ranging impact reduce the amount of copper in the water.”
were being discussed at a recent luncheon at the Sacks asked that the board, “work with the
California Yacht Club where an official from the boating community to pursue a fact and science
Water Resources Control Board [Water based approach that first identifies and then
Board] was on hand to address and discuss a addresses pollution that is determined to be
proposed marina permit that, as drafted, would attributable to recreational vessels and marina
hold boaters and marina operators feet to the fire operations.”
when it comes to pollution.
But Darrin Polhemus, Deputy
In a letter to Charles M. Director for the California
Hoppin, Chair of the State Water Resources
State Water Resources Control Board, assured that
Control Board, this permit that RBOC and
Recreational Boaters the boating community are
of California President reacting to was simply an
Anne Sacks who hosted “exercise” that the Board goes
the event said: through to better understand a
given group of issues.
“As drafted, it would
force these marinas Darrin Polhemus, Deputy Director for the “A permit activity contains
to spend hundreds of California State Water Resources Control all the things I need to
Board, addresses a full house at the Cali-
thousands of dollars fonia Yacht Club regarding a proposed know,” said Polhemus, “so
each year to conduct Marina permit. it’s kind of a nice structured
expensive water quality approach [to understanding].
testing and monitoring Does it mean that I’m ever
and to report that going to issue the permit?
information to the State. Not necessarily. And at this point I don’t intend
on issuing a Marina permit.”
“The proposed permit would also provide
the Water Board the authority to mandate RBOC will no doubt keep a watch on this
‘management practices’ on each marina. Such “permit in a drawer” as Polhemus described it.
mandates could include testing the bottom To learn more about this issue go to www.rboc.
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Donate Used Sails for Haiti Relief

A 53’ container loaded with used sails gathered in Maine arrived in Miami during the last week of March. The 14,000 pounds of used sails can provide
shelter to a small city once the sails reach Haiti.

The first shipment of used sails from the Miami and Fort Lauderdale area landed in Haiti on the Sea Flower in the middle of February, and sails have
continued to flow into Shake a Leg Miami.

Sometimes the used sails are tired jibs and main sails that were taking up room in trailer boxes or got blown out during racing on Biscayne Bay.
Other times they are from sail makers whose customers never picked them up. The largest used sail that has been sent to Haiti was from Doyle’s Fort
Lauderdale loft. It was a main sail from a 150-foot boat. It was so heavy (750 lbs.) that the orphanage that it was destined for in Carrefour, Haiti had a
difficult time finding a truck to transport it to it.

Over three months have elapsed since the January 12 earthquake. There are fewer privately sponsored cargo vessels heading to Haiti and many of the
shipping companies who were providing free, or discounted rates for relief supplies have returned to charging customary rates. Others are making
available surplus cargo space for relief supplies, on a case-by-case basis.

The need for shelter in Haiti will continue indefinitely. Keep the sails coming.

If you are considering collecting sails for Haiti, try to work with sail lofts, regatta organizers and boat shows as collection points. Old line, rope and
cord are also in high demand in Haiti.

You can help fund the shipment of used sails from collection points throughout the US to Miami and then from Miami to Haiti, by clicking on the button
at the bottom of Shake a Leg Miami’s homepage. www.ShakeaLegMiami.org.

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 Them’s the Rules!
Safely (and legally) Navigating Marina del Rey Harbor & Channel
by Charles Ecker
W
ith boating season
upon us, now is an
ideal time to clear
up some confusion
concerning what are
navigation rules,
compared to guidelines, in the Marina del Rey
channel and harbor.
First off, we asked Los Angeles County Deputy
Sheriff Frank Ruiz, a member of the Marina del
Rey station Marine Enforcement Unit, to spell
out what laws precisely affect navigating waters
inside the breakwater, and one off-shore rule.
“It should be understood by all boaters that
while inside the harbor (which is considered an
inland waterway) all of the laws set forth by the
United States Federal Code of regulations, Title
14, apply. Title 14 is enforceable by California
peace officers as it is incorporated into the
California Harbors and Navigation Code by
section 6600.1. That being said, Marina del
Rey and Los Angeles County waters are also
governed by the Los Angeles County Code
which is mainly what is enforced here.”
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Let’s stick to some of the more common marine
violations enforced in Marina del Rey harbor for
better boating locally and leave the broader off-
shore sailing and power boating skills to those
trained volunteers who teach our Coast Guard
Auxiliary classes throughout the year.
As we go through the rules, we will note in
parentheses the key law enforcement codes.
If you violate them, you are sure to get a visit
to your boat by watchful law enforcement
officials.
Buoy Obedience
The Marina del Rey channel has three lanes,
demarcated by white buoys with orange strips.
These are called Private Aids to Navigation
PATONs). The outside lanes are for power boats
and the center lane is for boats under sail.
Many boaters in the channel erroneously think
they can use their engines (whether on power
or sailboats) in the middle sailing lane at least
when there is no traffic, like mid-week, without
risk of violating any laws. This includes sailors
who are under sail in the mid-channel with their
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engines in neutral.
This can’t be done, legally. “There is a very
important rule that covers the white and orange
buoys in the main channel which designate the
outbound power lane on the north side of the
channel, the mid-channel sailing lane, and the
inbound power lane on the south side of the
channel, seven days a week,” notes Deputy
Ruiz. “We will frequently observe power vessels
disregarding the markers denoting the sail area
and powering up and down the middle of the
channel. Oftentimes, sailboat operators under
power mistakenly believe they can sail in the
sail lane but they are considered power boats
whether or not their sails are hoisted. Violation
of this section is an infraction with fines that
increase with each violation within a year.”
(19.12.610 LACC Compliance with markers
and signals.)
The only exception, according to the Sheriff’s
Department, is allowing skulls to navigate
in the mid-channel during the week for crew
practice and commercial party boats near the
breakwater.
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Guidelines by the Breakwater
The Sheriff’s Department adds that entering and
exiting the harbor via either the north or south
passageways is permitted. When I moved here
26 years ago, there were metal placards posted
in several places around the marina which stated
that boaters should exit the Marina to the north,
enter from the south. (I’ve
found one that is still up, just
in front of the Ship’s Store in
D Basin.)
Shoaling
Shoaling can affect the amount
of “safe space” you have
for navigation at the jetty
passageways. Local mariners
know that shoaling off Ballona
Creek affecting the South Jetty
passageway happens naturally
every few years and even the
North Jetty area was victim
to significant shoaling during a particularly
heavy rainstorm this year. Closely observe the
red and green navigation aids at the jetty tips
and breakwater and make sure you are between
them to protect from a possible grounding.
Remember the ‘red-right-returning’ principle of
safe navigation.
Cheating the Line
Sailboats sailing in the center of the channel,
especially during times of dense traffic, should
be careful not to drift into the lane designated
for powerboats. Not only is that illegal, but it
is nerve racking for those lawfully in the power
lanes. There have been times when collisions
have occurred. Same goes for power boats that
stray into the sail area. Stick to your assigned
lanes.
However, if you are avoiding a collision to take
evasive action, make a safe move so that no one
is endangered on both sides of the “line,” that
imaginary demarcation line linking the orange
and white navigation buoys running parallel
along the jetties.
Observing Speed Limits
Basic speed laws are enforceable in Marina
del Rey channel and harbor. “The speed limit
once inside the entrance channel of the harbor
is 8-knots. Once the main channel turns due
north at what is basically the UCLA rowing
dock, the speed limit changes to 5-knots (or no
wake) for the rest of the harbor,” states Deputy
Ruiz. “Violation of the basic speed law is
almost always filed as a misdemeanor offense
(subject to arrest) and will certainly be written
up as a misdemeanor if traveling over 15-knots”
2010
(19.12.620(a) and 19.12.1250(b).)
If You Make a Wake – It’s Got Your
Name On It
This rule involves very careful awareness by the
boat owner about what damage he or she can
cause going too fast. The Sheriff’s Department
Photo Linda Ecker
representative goes on to say: “Boat operators
must realize that even if traveling the speed
limit, if their vessel is causing an excessive
wake, they can still be cited for this rule. We
issue more citations for this section than the
others regarding speed. Boaters are liable for
damage caused by their wake.” (19.12.620 (c)
Excessive Wake)
Another aspect of this rule is that if you cause
damage from your wake anywhere in the marina
waters, your insurance premiums could go up if
eyewitnesses attest to damage and those affected
by it seek redress!
Bow Riding Is Unsafe and Against
the Law
Deputy Ruiz cites another law that prohibits
‘Bow Riding’. Enforcing this law (19.12.620(d)
keeps the Sheriff’s Department particularly busy
in the summer. Bow riders, often times children,
dangerously dangle over the bow of powerboats
and even sailboats that are underway.
Now you should not confuse this with sitting in a
recessed power boat passenger area constructed
in front of the steering station. Not so safe or
comfortable in high winds and chop, but legal.
Boating Near the Shoreline
Let’s go past the breakwater for a minute.
Boating too close to shore is inherently unsafe
and can subject an owner/operator to a fine,
too. Deputy Ruiz cautions that “once off shore,
boaters should be aware that in order to maintain
a safe environment for boaters and swimmers,
a distance of 300 yards from shore must be
maintained. We are frequently called to assist
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lifeguards to cite people for a violation of this
section.” (17.12.470)
Stow--Don’t Dump or Throw
Acts of pollution under the scrutiny of law
enforcement include discharging heads,
dumping oil/chemicals and littering when in
the harbor and channel. There
are heavy fines involved by
violating these restrictions not
only in the marina waters, but
also out at sea.
Life Jacket Wear
California law requires
children under the age of 12 to
wear a Coast Guard-approved
life jacket while underway
(unless the child is tethered
or in an enclosed cabin) in a
vessel 26 feet long or less. The
Coast Guard and Coast Guard
Auxiliary always encourage boaters of all ages
to wear life jackets or at least have them nearby
while underway. I learned during CGAUX
crew training that it was extremely difficult to
put on a life jacket (four tries in eight minutes)
when it was floating next to me, and that was
in a swimming pool. I was exhausted when the
exercise ended!
Special Inbound/ Outbound Harbor
Right of Way Considerations
When you pass from the “elbow” by the UCLA
sail dock, it is customary to operate boats safely
with boats coming north trying to stay on the
eastern side of the harbor and boats going south
sticking to the western side. Rules of the road
apply (power gives way to sail) with a couple
of exceptions.
Law enforcement vessels such as the Coast
Guard, Sheriff’s Department and Baywatch
have the right of way when engaged in their law
enforcement and search and rescue operations.
When doing so, they will be displaying a blue
flashing light or turning on a siren. If you see
boats clearly marked as Coast Guard Auxiliary
vessels, the crews on board their vessels have
the right of way too, even if they are engaged
in training exercises. If Sea Tow or Vessel
Assist boats are obviously underway to aid
boats in need of a tow, be courteous and give
way to them. Clear the way for party boats and
commercial fishing boats because they are in
commercial operation. If commercial boats are
backing out of their slips, you will clearly hear a
sound signal (three short horn blasts) when they
are backing up. Stay clear.
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Marina del Rey sailor Abby
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On January 23 a young girl, just turned 16, sailed her Open-40 racer - designed specially for solo sailing - past the breakwall of Marina del Rey. Abby
Sunderland was serious, if not defensive in her pre-departure press conference after facing some skepticism about her pending journey. Compared to
her own brother Zac who sailed off to set a similar record and British teenager Mike Perham who chased the same record, Abby’s fanfare was clearly
tempered.

Sunderland left in a calm wind and a dubious atmosphere in an attempt to become the youngest person to sail solo and unassisted around the world.
There was talk of protests at her departure and the press was told that questions about the controversial aspects of the trip would not be entertained.
The family looked almost uneasy as they gathered before the television cameras – the same cameras that they smiled and interviewed in front of while
celebrating their son Zac’s record setting circumnavigation.

In many yacht club conversations and internet forum threads, people questioned the voyage, Abby’s preparedness, and the family’s motivations. But
on March 31 the teenaged sailor became the youngest person ever to sail solo around Cape Horn, one of the most feared and notorious areas on the
planet.

“I didn’t get to see it as I was around 50-60 miles offshore when I went around,” Abby wrote in her blog. “Even though I didn’t get to see it, it’s very
exciting to finally be here. I’ve covered a lot of miles and have been through a lot, so finally getting here to Cape Horn is very exciting!”

Sunderland is down to one autopilot since her first one broke and this is a concern because the boat has no self-steering mechanism besides what is
currently in operation and solo sailing without autopilot is “game over”. Abby seems optimistic about the situation.

“My second autopilot is working very well. It is exactly the same as my other autopilot. If something does go wrong with it I have enough spares
between the two that I should be able to fix it out here. With all of the troubleshooting I have done, I know these things inside and out so at least I have
that experience.”

Other than this lingering anxiety, the young sailor is handling the laborious and sometimes punishing journey with a patient and staunch attitude. She
has mentioned 20-foot seas and 40-knot winds in passing and is still updating her blog with a lighthearted upbeat tone.

With the rounding of Cape Horn in the books Sunderland has taken her first step toward silencing her critics, but more relevant, she is now part the
very elite company of sailors who have sailed this passage. There is perhaps no greater achievement for a sailor than having successfully rounded Cape
Horn, let alone alone at 16. To follow Sunderland’s voyage go to www.abbysunderland.com

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 Cruising So Cal
An Interview With Brian Fagan, author of
The Cruising Guide to Central and Southern California.
Not only have you extensively cruised the Southern
California, Northern Mexican waters extensively,
you’ve penned a book about it that still remains one
of the most well-regarded books on the subject. That
said, what spots, of the ones you’ve covered in The
Cruising Guide to Central and Southern California,
are your personal favorites?
Without question, my two favorites are the north coast
of Santa Cruz Island with its many nice anchorages and
the San Francisco Bay area, where the quality of sailing
is unrivaled. At Santa Cruz, you have to anchor and
it’s like a 19th-century world. No buoys to secure to
and you are on your own and have to make judgments
about where to anchor. Sailing through the Golden
Gate and under the Bridge is one of the great cruising
experiences. And the summer sailing there is boisterous
and wonderful.
Where are some cruising spots in Southern California
that you consider “well kept secrets”?
There are few well kept secrets left in Central and Southern California
waters, especially south of Point Mugu, where the marine environment is
largely artificial these days. I can find you a nice anchorage at the Channel
Islands with no one in it over any summer long weekend--but I’m keeping
my mouth shut! My advice: take advantage of the fact that most people go
to the same old places--a mistake!
In your experience, is Point Conception, the Cape Horn of the West
Coast as some have suggested?
Point Conception has been the subject of almost more bar talk than any
other headland in the United States. Yes, the winds can blow strongly
there and it can be a nasty place, but, if you time your passage north and
south and travel north at night, you should have no trouble. Like so much
else, it’s a matter of common sense, careful timing, and judgment when on
passage. And please...ignore the bar talk! You’ll probably find that most of
those holding forth have never been there!
Do you think technology has made cruising generally safer?
Yes, technology has made sailing safer in the sense that you can push a
button and find out where you are. But I worry about a whole generation
of people at sea, who have never used a Dead Reckoning or even taken
a bearing. What happens if your batteries die or your electronics take a
day off? Frankly, and I am conservative here and West Marine may hate
me for it, but I thank a lot of the electronic goodies we now consider
“essential” are unnecessary. What’s wrong with a chart, a compass, a
bearing compass and a pencil and parallel rulers? They make for far more
entertaining and challenging passage making--but you have to realize that
I am old fashioned!
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Do you think most Southern California boaters
know enough about how to properly anchor their
boat?
Anchoring is an art, not a matter of technology alone,
much as the technology-obsessed among us would like
you to believe. Many Southern California sailors have
never anchored, or rarely done so, living as they do in
a marina environment, or with moorings at Catalina.
Anchoring is a matter of experience and practice, of
digging your anchor in securely and laying out plenty
of scope, as well as choosing the right place. If you’re
doubtful about your anchoring skills, recruit a crew
and spend several weekends practicing again and
again. Then go to the Cannel Islands, and I guarantee
that you’ll be fine.
Have you cruised near San Nicolas and/or San
Clemente Islands? If so, is it an interesting place to
visit even though you can’t land?
For most people, I don’t think that San Nicolas and San Clemente are
worth the long passages to and from the mainland. The fun of the Channel
Islands is exploration both at sea and on land--and you can do that at other
islands. Having said this, they are certainly worth seeing.
What have you found most gratifying about cruising these waters?
The predictable summer weather and the afternoon trades. I’ve had more
perfect sailing days and wonderful passages here than anywhere else in
the world. We are lucky to have such a perfect cruising ground so close.
What boating highlight will stay with you forever?
Making landfall on the British Virgin Islands from Europe within a 1/4
mile of our destination--a rock 38 feet high with a light, WITHOUT using
GPS--sextant only. That and sailing from England to Finland and back,
again without electronics.
What skill or piece of knowledge do you wish you learned far earlier
than you did?
Patience--patience to go with the flow and to accept that good seamanship
means waiting for the right conditions. To my mind, it is not fund to pound
your way to windward when you can avoid it. I think such patience comes
with age and experience.
What do you plan on discussing in your upcoming lecture at Santa
Monica Windjammers Yacht Club on May 12th?
I’m going to talk about cruising in California, some of the strategies of
passage making and some of the fine places you can visit. This will be
very much aimed at people who are planning their first trips to the Channel
Islands. The experts certainly know more than I do! Coverage: nothing
north of Point Conception--just home waters, which I know best.
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 What To Do Right
When Things Go Wrong
By Captain Richard Schaefer Part 2
B
efore I dive into, “How to Survive
Your Boating Experience - The Key
to a Successful Day On the Water”,
I need to touch on a couple of unrelated,
environmental topics.
I know I’ve been promising for months to get
into the State Water Resources Board proposed
marina regulatory plan. However, it seems
now that they have backed away from the
“hard green” approach and are considering
other alternatives. I prefer to think of them as
regrouping and planning for a new attack on
boating and recreational freedom. But hey, that’s
just me - we’ll have to wait and see.
Also, I want to comment on the cancellation
of the, “Halibut Derby”. I have warned sport
fishermen and the operators of commercial
sportfishing boats, privately, and in print, that the
increased bag limits on certain species in recent
years may be part of a plan by The Department
of Fish and Game, and their environmentalist
counterparts in government, to reduce fish
populations and use these reduced populations
as justification to increase the size and number
of MLPA closures.
The increase in the halibut limit from two to five
fish was obviously not in the best interest of the
fishery. I note that last year was the worst year I
have seen for halibut here, and at the island, in
more than a decade. I fear that environmental
groups, and Fish and Game, will use reduced
fish populations as a reason to close off more
areas of our coastal waters to recreational
fishing and diving. Which, of course, will lead
to lower fish stocks in the areas remaining open
- thereby fueling environmentalist demands for
even more closures.
Further, I suspect that those published pictures
of sportfishing boats, with decks awash in fish,
will be used against sportfishermen at future
hearings. I think Fish and Game is just giving
sport fishermen enough fishing line to hang
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themselves. I hope you guys wake up and
voluntarily keep your take down. The alternative
is more government regulations and closures.
Okay, enough of the “J.F.K.” and , “Conspiracy
Theory” angle. Last month I wrote about
maintenance and prevention as a first line of
defense in averting a crisis at sea. Now we’ll talk
about handling the situation when, in spite of
your best efforts to prevent it, you find yourself
knee deep in tribulation.
Man Overboard!
When a crew member falls over the side,
speed in retrieval is critical. The fastest, and
safest way I know of to rescue someone in
the water is a “Heave To Pick Up”. I know, I
know...everybody learned the Figure 8 - me
too, in 1979. But, I figured out pretty fast that
it sucks, for a lot of reasons; slow, complex and
requires the boat to hold its bow into the wind
(impossible) - eventually ending up beam on
to the seas and exposing the boat to a broach
in rough conditions (often the case in a MOB
situation). I don’t think I could come up with a
more hazardous method of rescue.
Now, let’s do the MOB drill, step by step.
1. Call out, “Man Overboard!”.
2. Throw a PFD - if you miss - throw another.
3. Have the entire crew watch the person in the
water and point. Have them stay calm and
still - they needn’t do anything else.
4. Get the most experienced crew member on
the helm - hopefully that’s the skipper.
5. Sail off a couple of boat lengths and come
about. But don’t touch any sheets. Stop your
turn as your bow points to the crew member
in the water.
6. Grab a cleated off line - sheet, halyard,
dockline, any line 15-feet long, will do.
7. When the MOB is 10 or 15-feet off the bow
turn your wheel hard to weather. The boat
will slow and the leeward, quarter will slide
toward the MOB. Lock your wheel or tiller
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off, most boats will tend themselves from
here.
8. In most cases the MOB will be close enough
to grab a thrown line. With practice a person
can consistently steer the boat within arms
reach.
9. Get your ladder or stern boarding gate down.
Help the MOB aboard. All the while - the
boat is hove to and stable - take as long as
you need, assuming you have sea room.
This method works well on any point of sail
except a run or a deep broad reach. On these
points of sail or when the MOB is unconscious
(very rare), it’s probably best to turn the engine
on. If you don’t have an engine you will need to
tack back upwind to the MOB.
If you do use the engine be sure to put it in
neutral as you come along side the MOB -
“Stumpy” is a salty nickname - but one that not
everyone would appreciate.
Heavy Weather Sailing
Entire books have been written on this subject.
I’m going to cover the basics for our local
conditions. If you plan to venture far off shore
do your home work like your life depends on
it .
Let’s say you’re out for the day and the wind
increases and sea conditions get a little rough. If
you’re only a mile or two from port you might
want to consider a “fisherman’s reef”. It’s easy
and usually effective enough to get you safety
back to port. It works well on points of sail
above a broad reach.
1. Ease off the main sheet.
2. Bring the traveler to weather as far as you
can.
3. Trim the flogging main in until only the
bottom portion of the sail is full. The top half
of the sail has “twisted off” and is spilling the
wind. This is the one time you want to have
“twist” in the mainsail.
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You will find that the boat has less weather helm
and is sailing flatter on her bottom - much more
comfortable, dryer and easier to control.
If you are farther offshore you will either need
to change your headsail or partially furl it if
possible. If the boat is still over powered and
difficult to control you will need to reef the
mainsail.
1. If possible, put the boat on a starboard tack
on a low close or beam reach. If your boat
is rigged properly the reefing lines should be
on the starboard side of the mast and boom.
On most newer boats all lines are led aft and
reefing can often be accomplished without
leaving the cockpit.
2. Ease off the mainsail. If you must go forward
to reef then put on a life jacket and, if possible,
sit at the base of the mast. Ease the halyard
and lower the mainsail until you come to the
reefing point (if you need a deeper reef, then
lower the sail to the second reef point, or
even the third - if you have second and third
reef points).
3. Secure the new tack. Then pull in the reefing
clew line and get it as close to the boom as
you can. Make up your lines and return to
the cockpit.
4. Trim your sails and continue your course.
NOTE: Reefing systems vary from boat to
boat. Know how to use yours. If it is cumbersome
you may wish to consult with a rigger or sailing
instructor for advice and improvements.
In rough sea conditions (rarely in SOCAL)
you may have to either “quarter off” (keep the
seas/waves on the boat’s quarter. Or, if going to
weather, decrease the angle of the bow to the
waves. Try to avoid a “beam sea” - there’s a risk
of broaching if the waves are steep and high
enough.
Always be sure to have your crew in lifejackets
in rough conditions, and put on foul weather
gear. Cold increases the anxiety level and clouds
the mind - stay warm and calm.
Flood Control and Foundering
If you begin to take on water be sure your
pumps are on and begin to look for the leak. If
the flooding is serious contact the Coast Guard
and inform them of your situation and position.
Assign a crew member to look for the leak under
your direction while you are on the radio.
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Get your crew into life jackets and have them
prepare the “ditch bag” and dinghy or life raft.
If you have sufficient crew, have the strongest
begin bailing with buckets. Two stout men can
move about 40 gallons per minute in “panic
mode” - around 30 gallons in “stoic mode”.
That amount, coupled with bilge pumps, is
pretty substantial. In most cases it’s enough to
at least get ahead of the flooding to enable you
to find and possibly slow or stop the source.
If you don’t have damage control plugs a rag
pounded in the hole or breech will slow it down
considerably.
If the boat is still able to make-way, plot a
course for land. Keep the Coast Guard informed
of your position and situation.
If the situation deteriorates to the point where
you feel you must abandon the vessel - DON’T.
Stay with the boat. Old sailors say, “Never step
into a life raft until it’s a step uphill.”
Those shipwreck movies and stories about the
“suction” of the sinking ship pulling you under
in a “swirling vortex of death” aren’t true for
pleasure craft. On a rapidly sinking battleship
or super tanker it’s an issue - not a problem on
the average pleasure boat. If you’ve got a mega
yacht then get in the helicopter. Don’t forget to
wave good bye to the crew as you lift off.
Remember, even a boat nearly awash will be
easier to see by rescuers than a life raft, or worse
yet, a bobbing head. Also, it’s good to keep in
mind that the minute you are in the water the
“hypothermia clock” starts ticking - and it’s
counting the time remaining in your life. Even
in Southern California the cold will eventually
drain the life from you - it’s just a matter of
time.
If ultimately you are forced into the dinghy,
or into the sea, be sure to make every attempt
to bring as many signaling/ communications
devices as you can - keep them as dry as
possible. If you and your crew are forced into
the sea - stay together by holding hands or using
a line.
Keep calm. If you have made contact with
emergency personnel your chances of being
rescued quickly, in our local waters, are beyond
excellent.
Dragging Anchor
It’s 0300 on a calm night and you hear scraping
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then a bump. You’re out of the bunk like a shot
and on deck. No other boats nearby, but your
stern is a lot closer to the shore than it should
be - and the tide is low.
This sort of anchor dragging is common. Keep
calm and shine your flashlight over the transom.
Chances are you’re not going to like what you
see - probably rocks and kelp - if you’re lucky,
sand. Check the depth sounder and make a note
of the depth. Don’t start your engine. Instead, go
forward and pull in the anchor rode by hand (on
a larger boat you’ll need to use the windless).
You probably aren’t hard aground. Bring in 5 or
10-feet of rode. Go back and check the fatho and
have a look over the stern. If you’ve got deep,
clear water over the stern you may elect to either
sit in the cockpit awhile a wait to see how the
boat lies too the anchor or start the engine and
idle in reverse for a moment (it helps to have
a crew member watch the rode go taught from
the forelock). Chances are you won’t have to re-
anchor.
If you’ve bumped into another boat then the
situation can often be solved by each boat
pulling in a few feet of rode - followed by a few
minutes of watchful waiting. It’s best not to get
territorial and starting acting like a sea lawyer
regarding who was there first - just cooperate
and handle the situation. If it turns out that a
boat must re-anchor then the last guy down gets
the honor.
The situations above represent about 90% of
anchor dragging problems. If things are rough
and wild it becomes more interesting.
A good skipper always has an eye to the weather
and an ear toward the VHF, Marine Weather
Station. If the forecast looks dodgy, decide
whether to remain in the current anchorage or,
if possible, move to a more protected one. Local
knowledge and experience should be your guide.
If you’re short of one or both, ask someone.
If you’re at Catalina, the Island Company
Harbor Patrol or Avalon Harbor Patrol are great
resources - use them. If you’re at one of the
Channel Islands ask a knowledgeable neighbor
or a consult a crusting guide.
Whether you move to another anchorage or stay
you might want to consider deploying a second
anchor at 45 degrees off the bow - and as much
rode out as possible. Use the dinghy to set the
second hook.
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Changes in Fuel
The Ethanol debate continues while boaters wonder how they will be affected

Story courtesy of BoatU.S.

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his summer, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will decide on whether to allow a 50% increase in the amount of ethanol in
the nation’s gasoline supply, from the current E10 (or containing 10% ethanol) up to E15 (containing 15% ethanol). However, with
testing data on the new “mid-level” ethanol formulation to be completed on only a small group of 2001 and newer model vehicles by
this time frame, consumers with older cars, boats, non-road vehicles or gas-engine powered equipment may find that the fuel is not
compatible or safe for use.

Boat Owners Association of The United States (BoatU.S.), the nation’s largest boat owners group, is concerned. “Some of our members have advised
us of performance, compatibility and possible safety issues with the current E10 blend,” said BoatU.S. Vice President of Government Affairs Margaret
Podlich. “To add 50% more ethanol to every gallon of gas without first knowing what it will do to the older vehicles and other gasoline engines we
currently own, is simply irresponsible,” she added.

The U.S. Coast Guard Office of Boating Safety has also raised concerns about higher levels of ethanol and the lack of independent testing. Ethanol, a
strong solvent, can accelerate the deterioration of fuel system components such as fuel lines, causing them to fail and increasing the level of risk for
fire or explosions.

Last year Growth Energy, the lobbying group for the ethanol industry, petitioned the EPA to allow the sale of “mid-level” ethanol blends beyond the
current 10% (E10) up to the 15% level (E15). In a November 30, 2009 response , the EPA advised Growth Energy that, “Although all of the studies
have not been completed, our engineering assessment to date indicates that the robust fuel, engine, and emissions control systems on newer vehicles
(probably 2001 and newer model years) will likely be able to accommodate higher ethanol blends, such as E15.”

However, the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service (CRS), whose mission is to support an “informed national legislature,” reports in a January
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engines”. The CRS report also says, “Currently, no automaker warranties its vehicles to use gasoline higher than 10% ethanol,” and “small engine
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The report adds a comment by the independent certification and testing company Underwriters Laboratories saying, “Under normal business conditions
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 RACING SCE N E
S h o r t H an ded R a ce to
G u a d alu p e I sla n d
T
he Pacific Singlehanded Sailing
Association (PSSA) Guadalupe
Island Race for single and double
handers is deceptively simple: start
at Marina del Rey, round Guadalupe Island to
port, finish at Cat Harbor, Catalina, for a total
course length of 588-miles. But there can be
a whole world of drama in those miles, with a
great range of sailing conditions and a course
long enough that pacing and sleep management
skills become significant.
The race is held every second year during the
March full moon. Runaway had won the 2008
race by dint of being the only finisher, but we
did set a corrected time course record so we
were not just doing it as a cruise. Runaway is a
36 foot sloop, impeccably built of cold molded
plywood and epoxy by Gary Titchenal. Like
Ragtime, she’s a John Spencer design, albeit
with some astute modifications by the builder.
Gary built her for himself, and cruised her some
35,000 miles over nearly 20 years before selling
her to us. We are Eric and Robin Lambert, long
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time cruisers who sailed our previous boat most
of the way around the world. Financial reversals
have put similar cruising plans for Runaway on
hold, but as long as we are stuck here working,
we may as well have fun. And fun we are having
since discovering the wonderful world of racing
and the friendly, supportive folks who are the
PSSA.
Friday, March 26, 3 p.m., and we are off. Ragtime
sliced by, leapt over the horizon and was gone,
never to be seen again. The rest of us, mostly
in 4KSB’s, plod away. There’s a good sailing
breeze out of the SW and the fleet can fetch the
west end of Catalina, but I’d noted the hint of a
Catalina eddy, and feared that a windhole might
form at the island. Accordingly, directly after
the start, we tacked and put in a mile to the west,
a move so ostensibly stupid, only an idiot would
follow us. Damn, Whitall Stokes on Slacker
followed us! I wanted to clear the west end by at
least five miles, so sailed slower and higher with
Slacker doggedly following while the rest of the
fleet footed off, intending to cut the point more
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closely. Darkness fell with us clearly behind,
but we stuck to our plan, and sailed through the
night with good breeze all the way. By 6 a.m.
roll call, Runaway and Slacker were 30-miles
ahead of our main competition. Hah! It worked!
The fleet had fallen into the hole, and while the
big boats Ragtime and Tenacity managed to
extricate themselves fairly adroitly, the smaller
boats had a much tougher time.
But no lead is big enough to give safety in this
race. Rod Percival on Rubicon III is notorious for
overcoming huge deficits to snatch victory, and
I knew he’d be gunning for us. As it happened,
that Saturday and Sunday of the race offered the
kind of sailing that makes every expense, every
hassle, of boat ownership worthwhile. Halcyon
days, no-place-in-the-world-I’d-rather-be days,
gliding on smooth seas under blue skies by
day and spectacular canopies of stars by night,
somewhat washed out by the big fat friendly
moon. But our breeze was dying, and a fresh,
stronger breeze was filling in from the north,
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Guadalupe Island is about the size of Catalina,
but at 4000-feet high, it is twice as tall. Rounding
the island makes for a difficult battle with the
windshadow, and while Runaway and Slacker
were parked in the dead zone, Rubicon III and
Thriller swept around on the breeze and joined
us. After 300-miles of racing, we four were
looking at a virtual restart, with all four boats
in a line. Since all four boats have the same or
similar PHRF ratings, you do have to give some
credit to the rating board no matter how popular
it is to malign them.
The Mexican Navy maintains a base on the
island, and a naval ship approached from the
mainland. The ship was curious about this
invasion of foreign vessels, and interviewed
Rubicon III and Thriller on the VHF. The naval
officer spoke perfect English and was crisp and
professional, and I guess having determined that
we were harmless but probably insane, wished
us a good voyage and offered the services of the
Mexican Navy if we required them. All in all, it
was the sort of encounter that leaves one with
warm, positive feelings toward a country.
Back to battling the dead zone, which was dead
only with respect to wind. The sea was littered
with whitecaps from steep, nasty little two-
foot breakers, and the boats were bucking and
kicking, making it difficult to nurse progress
from the occasional zephyr. Finally, we
broke free into a sustained NW wind of some
20-knots. Through the day and into the night,
the wind steadily built. Runaway does not have
wind instruments, but when she is heeling over
40 degrees with just a #4 jib up, you can figure
that there is rather more wind than we really
need. Once the wind dropped to the low 30’s,
we hoisted the triple-reefed main, and started
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our beat to weather, 280 miles to go. The seas
were steep and blocky; Runaway would fire off
a wave and smash down, hitting the water with
a tremendous crash. I don’t know how mere
fiberglass boats could take it, but Runaway is
insanely strong, and offered no complaints.
Our bearing to the finish was pretty much
north, and the wind was pretty much NW, so
we could almost fetch it on port tack. But the
winds become more westerly near the finish,
so it often pays to get some westing in as soon
as possible. Indeed, the words of Frank Ross
on Prankster rang in my ears. He, a veteran of
many Guadalupe Island races, had said, “The
hardest thing you’ll ever do is to tack west after
rounding the island.” Our routing on Expedition
concurred, so we tacked off to the west, picked
what turned out to be a perfect layline call, and
raced for the finish, changing between the #4
and the #3 jibs and the second and third reefs
every few hours as the wind varied.
On Wednesday, we’d rounded the east end of
San Clemente Island when the 6PM roll call
positions came in: that fiendish Rod Percival,
whom we thought we’d put safely behind us,
had made a huge gain and was set to pass the
west end of the island. He was just 12 miles
further from the finish than we were, and we
owed him two hours. With the #3 jib and the
second reef, Runaway was overpowered, but we
couldn’t ease up now. We hammered through
the night in a mad dash to the finish, boat heeled
over 30 degrees and spray everywhere.
There was huge shipping activity, lights galore,
mostly off to port as we proceeded across the
channel between San Clemente and Catalina.
But one set of lights had turned and was bearing
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down on us, on a collision course. With the
thought of Rubicon III breathing down my
neck, I did not want to tack away, so I hailed the
vessel on the VHF and shined a high-brightness
flashlight at them. The ship slowed and we
barely crossed their bow. They came up on the
VHF, identifying themselves as a warship, part
of the battle group to port. Even though they
were part of the protective escort for a carrier,
they had not seen us on their radar. We have a big
aluminum mast, and had a carbon sail up, but at
our angle of heel they gave no return at all. Our
radar reflector is a good sized octahedral, and
it gave no return either. I know we have shown
up on radar very well on other occasions, but
perhaps we were more upright then. It is worth
noting that we run a 25-watt bulb in our tricolor,
and show up better than other boats in our fleet,
and that the warship did not see the tricolor
either. It was the VHF hail and the flashing of
our flashlight that finally caught their attention
and identified our position.
We swept across the finish line at 10:44 p.m.,
dropped the sails, grabbed a mooring and a bite
to eat and crashed into bed, too tired to stay up
for Rubicon III’s imminent arrival. The next
morning at daybreak we were underway for
Marina del Rey when the 6AM roll call positions
came in: Rubicon III was still at sea! It turned
out that his position report of the night before
was in error a whole degree of longitude, and
he’d never threatened our second place finish.
So there it is: John Spencer designs take first
and second in the Guadalupe Island Race
doublehanded division. Old wooden boats
rule!
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The Final Voyage
By Jefferson Sa
of Captain Jack
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n a cold February morning in
2000, Jack, a longtime boating
captain and close friend,
asked me if I could help him
pilot a trawler from the port
of Anacortez in Washington state to Channel
Islands in California. Captain Jack said he
needed a second licensed captain to assist him
because of his deteriorating health condition,
he had numerous health issues. Sometimes
when taking his medications, he looks like an
unlicensed pharmacist. Yet despite his health,
Captain Jack was a brave old sea captain with
a hearty attitude. He rigorously defended old
sailor traditions and loved everything and
anything associated with the sea.
Within 48 hours, Jack, myself and another
sailor, Jim, were on a plane to Anacortez. Work
started the moment we dropped our bags on the
old trawler deck. Working 14-hours daily, we
checked and rechecked everything on Lady M.
She had been resting on her slip for several years
and had started to rust. We took this opportunity
to install a new sophisticated fuel filter and other
equipment brought by Jack.
Three days later at 1500 local time, Lady M
came out of her slip and sailed around the San
Juan islands toward the Pacific. The sky was
dark with a gray rain hampering visibility. Lady
M sailed through the Strait of San Juan, hitting
tree logs all along the way. Finally at around
0100 hours, we saw a freighter and asked
permission to follow her to shelter us from the
tree logs. The officer in charge told us that they
would be heading west until early morning and
then turning north toward Alaska.
Near Port Angels, Lady M started having her
first fuel problems—which followed us the
entire trip. Although this trip was schedule to
last only 7 to 8 days, it ended up taking us 22
days to reach the final destination. We broke
down 26 times! We couldn’t even drink our
French wine in port because the diesel smell
was so unbearably strong. In the end, we had
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to change the fuel filter every four to five hours,
only to be able to power her up to three to four
knots maximum speed for the entire duration of
the trip.
Along the Oregon coast we came across a
small harbor with a beautiful quaint town. We
anchored Lady M and settled down for some
well-deserved food and rest. The next day, as we
left the harbor, I heard Captain Jack screaming
his lungs out.
“I don’t have steering! We’re gonna hit the
rocks!”
Jim ran to the stern of the boat and I darted up
deck with line in hand, toward a woodpile in
the middle of the harbor. I tied the line to the
woodpile just in time. Lady M swung around and
stopped just before hitting the jagged rocks.
Captain Jack glanced at me with a big smile.
“You did good . . . real good.”
Lady M continued to travel the Oregon coast.
We entered another foggy port.
“Hard to see,” said Captain Jack.
“Sure is,” I replied.
Jim was on watch and I was trying to plot the
navigation course through the harbor. The
pilothouse door was open and 12-foot seas
washed over the side of the trawler and into the
pilot house. As the boat tilted starboard, all hell
broke loose. Captain Jack screamed with terror.
“There’s six feet of water in here! Do
something!”
At that moment I was trying to figure out how
to navigate the harbor and read depth charts, all
while checking other gauges and instruments.
Captain Jack continued yelling. “We’re gonna
hit the rocks!” and in my mind I thought, “No,
not again!”
I looked at the chart with my blurry eyes and
yelled back, “Starboard 30 degrees!”
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We waited for the crash against the rocks, but it
never came. We missed them by just a few feet.
We stopped in many other beautiful ports around
the Pacific and met lots of interesting characters
and beautiful people. Around Lompoc, a group
of whales came to play. They surfaced beside
the trawler and swam and jumped nearby for
over an hour. It was a beautiful sight with the
sun setting in the distance. Captain Jack, Jim,
and I were all in deep thought . . . how could
there be anything more beautiful? Captain Jack
eventually spoke up.
“You know, this is my last trip.” I could hear
sadness in his voice.
Early the next morning as I was piloting Lady
M, I saw the entrance to Channel Island Harbor.
I immediately called Captain Jack and Jim and
they ran to the bridge. As we were about to cross
the entrance lights, I stood up from the captain’s
chair.
“Captain, go ahead and bring her in.”
“He said, “go ‘head you do…”
I took a step back and said “Sir it is your boat,
you bring her in”,
Captain Jack took hold of the wheel and guided
the vessel into port.
“This is Lady M,” spoke Jack through the radio
announcing his arrival to the harbor authorities
“Prepare to dock.”
As Lady M swung her stern toward her slip,
friends listening to the radio were already
waiting for us with hot coffee and jokes and also
some good whisky. After docking, I grabbed my
sea bag and I told Captain Jack how proud I was
to have sailed with him. The old captain gave
me a bear hug.
“The pleasure is all mine.”
We walked away with pride and memories. Not
long afterward, Captain Jack passed way. Lady
M was eventually sold. Although a bit sad, I will
always have these great memories.
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„ASK THE EXPERT
Charles R. Ecker, a former two-term Coast
Guard Auxiliary Flotilla Commander and
three-term Division Public Affairs Officer, is
currently internal and external communications
staff officer with Flotilla 12-7, the “Marina
del Rey Flotilla”. The Coast Guard Auxiliary
is the civilian support group for the Coast
Guard and has no law enforcement powers, but
trained crews on its patrol boats have the right
to call attention to boaters underway regarding
infractions observed on the water. To find out
more about the Auxiliary’s Public Education
programs and free vessel safety check services
go to www.smbcga.org.
(continued from page 11)
Give way to sailboats engaged in racing in the
channel and harbor or out at sea, no matter what
tack they are on.
You Can Be a Good Samaritan
Boats under tow or boats in distress have the right
of way because they have no ability to change
direction. If you can put out a distress call for
those who might be in peril should they not be
able and no assistance is readily observed, help
them out. Just be advised that if you are going
to assist with a temporary tow, do so safely and
with caution, and only if the other captain is
good with that. You have the new state Good
Samaritan law passed last summer on your side,
but only if you do not demonstrate “wanton
disregard” for safety or “gross negligence” in
your attempt to help.
Give the Yellow Buoys Wide Berth If
They Are In Use
Stay away from yellow “quarantine” buoys in
the channel if you see a vessel tied to them.
They are set there only for use by those who
need to get their boats away from other boats
and docks, usually because these vessels have
2010
an engine problem such as a fuel leak. These
boats are tied to those yellow buoys because
they are considered potentially hazardous.
While we are at it, don’t tie up to any buoys,
anywhere, unless you need to avoid immediate
danger. And, it is illegal to anchor in Marina del
Rey channel or harbor, except temporarily in an
emergency situation. If you are called on these
by law enforcement, you better give a good
reason why you took these actions.
Safe Departing and Arriving Speeds
In Slip Areas
The 5-mph speed limit applies to boats cruising
within the various basins in Marina del Rey. In
basin waters, basic “rules of the road” apply and
stick to passing port to port.
Way too often, boat operators leaving or
entering their slip areas will go too fast,
forgetting (or not caring) that wakes can be
caused. Also, these boaters may have surprises
waiting if an unseen boat is coming at them
in the basin channel on a potential 90 degree
angle collision course. It is best to reduce speed
getting in and out of the slip and dock waters
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A final note: As far as the fines imposed
for violations outlined in this article by the
Sheriff’s Department, boaters should contact
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information on the “bail schedules” as they are
updated regularly.
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Outstanding service. Interior/exterior, dockside/dry-
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