Issue 114 - The Mariner

Issue #114
August 2012
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There’s that day. You step
from your boat and you feel that
feeling – something’s, different,
something’s missing. Is the sun
brighter today? Did they paint the
docks? Oh wait, my neighbor’s
gone. There’s more water and
less boat around here now.
“That’s cool, I was sick
of that guy,” you think as
you walk the gangway…
Actually, no, that’s not cool
because at least you knew your
neighbor – now it’s up for grabs.
The people that are going to be
nine-feet from you when you’re
hanging dockside might not be
your cup of tea. Perhaps like me,
you might fnd yourself next to
someone who truly loves the
works of Ozzy Osborne and
Scorpion - artists who clearly
need to be appreciated loudly
and post-midnight.
Or my other neighbor who
loved life shirtless, He was not
a vain man and I think he had
weighted feet. Is that a thing?
He walked with purpose – never
snuck up on anyone, seemed
prone to breaking things and felt
very at home on the docks.
For me, that day came again
about six months ago. My
neighbor had fed and a little
while later was replaced with
the dreaded unknown rider –
a middle-aged fellow named
Norman.
When he arrived I introduced
myself and we chatted about
his sail up from Long Beach.
Seemed like a decent guy and I
hoped for the best.
As time moved on, I ran into
Norman a decent amount – one
of us coming, the other going.
We started to develop a rapport
of having a couple of laughs
and then, going about our time.
I sensed Norman saw the world
as a bit of a weird place, as do
I, and I became glad he was my
neighbor.
During one conversation, I
learned Norman was a painter
and after seeing his work I was
very impressed. He told me he
discovered his talent later in life
and said to me with a grin, “turns
out I’m pretty good at it.”
So, with this back-story – I am
proud to have one of Norman’s
paintings on the cover that he
created specifcally for The
Mariner. I usually put text of
what’s inside the book over the
cover image, but I couldn’t do it
this month.
I thank Norman for the honor
and hope everyone loves it as
much as I do. To check out more
of his work go to
pushpaint.smugmug.com
The Mariner is
Editor/Publisher
Pat Reynolds
Columnist
Mookie
Contributors
Dave Kirby
Richard Schaefer
Tim Tunks
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Information contact
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email
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This issue July 27 - August 24
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Numbers
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FROM THE EDITOR
WHAT’S INSIDE
The ArT of Nei ghbors
Cover art by Norman Merrill
Coming Events 4
Of the Wire 6
Rehearsing Seamanship 8
Imagining situations before they happen by Tim Tunks
Scale Breaker 10
Giant mako shark caught of the coast of MDR
Gizmo Gear 12
Customizing a Traveler by Tim Tunks
Catalina Currents 16
Onboard Cooking by Captain Richard Schaefer
Powertails - Church Mouse Invitational Marin Tourney 18
Racing 20
Ask the Expert - Careers in the Marine Industry 23
Ask Mookie 24
Classifeds 25
Thanks for picking it up!
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14000 Palawan Way, Suite A Marina del Rey
38 Downeast Cutter 1977 bluewater cruiser
ready to go, loaded only $59,000
38 Cruiser aft cabin 1994, low hours, loaded,
xlnt livaboard, great price of $69,000.
28 Bayliner 2001 single Mercruiser diesel,
loaded, full electronics, many extras $49,000
37’ Alberg 1974 cruiser needs work, $16,000
36 Islander 1974 very clean $23000
65’ McKinna 2002 pilot house,3 cabins,
loaded low hours $699,000
52 Californian cockpit motor yacht 1990
Spacious layout, loaded $199,0000
35’ Carver aft cabin 1993 and 1997 very
spacious layout from $55,000
36’ Islander 1972 equipped 2008 for around
the world cruise by Zac Sunderland $59,000
41 Hunter aft cockpit with aft aft cabin; have
2 -2000 an 2002, from $129,000-139,000.
37 Fisher Pilothouse bluewater ketch 1975
upgraded 1991 new engine $89,000
41 CT ketch 1973, Ctr Cckpit, new eng,
generator, bow thruster, clean $69,000
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41 Islander Freeport 1978 full keel double
cabin, needs major work $37,000
30’ Monterey Attila 2000 twin Volvos low
hours, air nd heat full elec, clean $42,000
36 Carver Mariner 1986 spacious interior,
queen berth, mechanically runs great $44,900
55 Spoiler 1990 loaded with new electronics,
just hauled, bottom painted $249,000
36’ Sea Ray Express 1983 newly rebuilt
engines, Trac Vision satellite TV, $39,000

44 Lancer Pilothouse motor Sailor, 2 cabins,
twin diesels , generator, loaded, $79,000
32 Bay liner Cerra 1995 motivated seller,
loaded, full canvas, low hours $29,000
39 Carver aft cabin with cockpit 1995 loaded
very clean. Twin Cummins diesels, $99,000
55 Pacemaker 1971 3 cabins, Detroit disels,
livabord end tie slip $1500/mo. $49,000
43 Californian cockpit motoryacht1988 300
HP Cat diesels, loaded $109,000
42 Sea Ray (1997 and 2001) motor yacht,
twin diesels, turn key - from $190,000
38 Carver 1988 motor yacht only $69,500
36 Carver 1989 two cabin $41,000
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39 Bayliner 2000 Cummins diesels, AC
loaded 400 hours, AC only $129,000
44 Pacifca 1970/2001 new Cat diesels in
2001, complete restoration $129,000
41 Silverton 1993 motor yacht , queen berths
fore and aft, low 324 hours, AC $85,000
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August 1
Pop Saturdays at Burton Chace
Six-time Grammy-award winning trumpeter,
pianist and composer Arturo Sandoval performs
original as well as standard jazz compositions
in his signature style. Concert begins at 7 p.m.
Free to the public - 13650 Mindanao Way.
August 3
“Recollections from Latitude 38
and the BAJA HA-HA” by
Richard Spindler
Richard Spindler is the founder and publisher
of Latitude 38 magazine, the West Coast’s
leading sailing magazine, and founder of the
annual Baja Ha-Ha cruise rally from San Diego
to Cabo San Lucas. Racers and cruisers will
enjoy this chance to meet and hear from a major
fgure on the sailing scene! $23.75 includes
dinner, tax, service and parking. Reservations
required: 310-823-4567. No-host cocktails at
6:15 p.m., Buffet dinner 7:00 p.m., Followed
by presentation.
August 9
Burton Chace Concerts
Christina and Michelle Naughton
Piano
All concerts begin at 7 p.m., generally lasting
two hours, and are free to the public. Arrive
early and bring low beach chairs and blankets
for frst-come, frst-served seating. 13650
Mindanao Way.
August 14
Women’s Sailing Association
Speaker Series - Ryan Levinson
WSA members Jeannea Jordan and Carole
Walsh met Ryan Levinson an “amazing
single handed sailor/world class athlete with
Muscular Dystrophy from San Diego with
an amazing story of perseverance against
all odds”. He has FSH Muscular Dystrophy
(FSHM), an incurable, untreatable, muscle-
wasting disorder. Doctors told Levinson to
stop strenuous exercise, believing the physical
effort would speed the deterioration; he chose
to prove them wrong. He postponed working
toward his degree in outdoor recreation at San
Diego State University and continued a binge of
sports and adventures—including surfng, kite
boarding, diving, kayaking, and sailing—that
has now lasted 15 years. The evening begins
at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, August 14, with a
social hour, no-host cocktails and a hosted
dinner with the meeting beginning at 7:30pm.
The speaker will begin at 8 p.m. WSA meetings
are held the second Tuesday of every month at
Santa Monica Windjammers Yacht Club, 13589
Mindanao Way in Marina del Rey, adjacent to
Burton Chase Park.
August 15
Santa Monica Windjammers Yacht
Club Lecture Series
Join us at our Wednesday night lecture series
to hear Dr. William Newman’s talk on Climate
Change and Global Warming. Dr. Newman is
a Professor of Planetary Physics, Astronomy,
& Mathematics, Departments of Earth &
Space Sciences, Physics & Astronomy, and
Mathematics at UCLA. Cocktail hour begins at
6:30 pm, dinner is at 7:30pm, and the lecture
begins at 8pm. Call or email for reservations at:
310-827-7692 or rservations@smwyc,org.
August 17
Summer Entertainment Series at
Descanso Beach
Donovan Frankreiter
Catalina.com in partnership with KROQ ROQ
N’ SURF series presents Donovan Frankreiter
with a special show under the stars beach side.
Donovan is a Southern California native with
mellow rhythmic sounds. Doors open at 6:30pm.
For tickets go to Catalina.com.
August 18
Pop Saturdays at Burton Chace
Ambrosia
Ambrosia, will perform music and hits
infuenced by rhythm-and-blues and classical
music. Concert begins at 7 p.m. Free to the
public - 13650 Mindanao Way.
August 19
Pacifc Cup Deepwater Series
For PHRF, Cruising Class and ORCA
Competitors - 3 Sunday Races, 3 Consecutive
Months, 3 Hours Each (approximately). The
series kicks off on August 19 with the Beach
Patrol - approximately a three hour race that
will take the feet to a special mark set off Will
Rogers State Beach in Pacifc Palisades. From
that location, the boats will continue up the
beach to a choice of marks along the Malibu
coastline before returning to the Marina del Rey
fnish line. On September 16 the feet will sail
a Whale Patrol to Palos Verdes. Special prizes
will be awarded for the best photos of Blue
Whales taken and e-mailed to the club during
the race. The October 7 fnale’ - the Retozando
en la Bahía - will feature a downwind start to
a leeward mark, followed by a one-sided beat
to a “mystery boat” located three miles off the
California coastline. The exact location of that
mystery boat - which will serve as a rounding
mark for an approximately three hour Bay tour
- will not be disclosed until 1800 hours on the
night before the race starts. The boats that enter
this new series will be competing for the Pacifc
Cup - one of the oldest prizes in Cal Yacht
Club’s trophy case. It was donated by Carlton
Rogers in 1966 and was originally awarded to
split rig boats - schooners and ketches - for a
series of offshore races. It’s been re-deeded
specifcally for the PHRF, Cruising Class and
ORCA rated boats competing in the new Pacifc
Cup Deepwater Series. Stand by for some
serious fun! The Notice of Race is now posted
online at calyachtclub.com
Aug 23
Burton Chace Concerts
Violinist Lindsay Deutsch
Lindsay Deutsch, violin. Concert begins at 7
p.m. Free to the public - 13650 Mindanao Way.
August 27 & 28
22nd Annual Church Mouse
Marlin Invitational
Non-proft marlin fshing tournament, 100%
release - all proceeds donated to Catalina youth.
Over $885,000 has been donated over the years.
For more information, call (310) 467-2371.
September 1st
Jimmy Walker Buffalo Chip Toss at
Two Harbors
Come test your athletic skills and compete for
the furthest toss at our 26th Annual Buffalo
Chip Toss. Choose your chip wisely; prizes will
be awarded for the furthest throws. More info
(310) 510-4249 or [email protected].
Ongoing
Santa Monica Windjammers Yacht
Club Open House Activities
We invite members, guests, and prospective
members to join us for cocktails, food, live
music, dancing, and fun on Friday evenings and
C o m i n g E v e n t s !
What’s happening around the largest man made harbor in the U.S.?
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Sunday afternoons. Friday evenings start with
cocktails at 6:30pm and dinner and music at
7:30pm. Reservations can be made by calling
310-827-7692 or emailing reservations@
smwyc.org. Our Sunday afternoon BBQs are
the perfect place after a Sunday sail or just to
wind down from the weekend. Live jazz and
blues bands start at 4pm. Our Club is located
at 13589 Mindanao Way, Marina Del Rey, CA
90292. Please visit our website: www.smwyc.
org for activity and membership details, racing
and sailing events, menus, directions and more.
Get to know us!
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
one, or just want to be around other water loving
people MVYC welcomes all who share in the
Corinthian Spirit. Follow the signs up the stairs
or elevator to the Club House on G2. For more
information contact [email protected],
call 310-909-3022 or 310-822-9082 or visit our
Facebook Group page.
Women’s Sailing Association of
Santa Monica Bay
Meets on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at the
Santa Monica Windjammers Yacht Club, 13589
Mindanao Way, in Marina del Rey. The meeting,
held at 7:30, is preceded by a social hour, and
a light dinner is served. Each meeting features
a guest speaker discussing their adventures
and achievements. WSA invites boaters of all
skill levels to join. Its programs, include day
sails, seminars, parties, and cruises including
destinations such as King Harbor, Catalina and
the northern Channel Islands, For membership
information contact email membership@
wsasmb.org or on the web at www.wsasmb.org.
Marina Sunday Sailing Club
Since 1981 MSSC has brought together skippers
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
banner. Meetings start at 10:00 a.m. with a free
Continental breakfast and socializing. We hold
a brief business meeting and then head out for
an afternoon of sailing on the Bay after which
we gather at a member’s dock for wine, snacks
and more socializing. Visitors are welcome and
may attend two meetings free. No prior sailing
experience necessary. Married people welcome!
For more info call (310) 226-8000 or visit our
website at www.marinasundaysailors.com
Catalinas of Santa Monica Bay,
Owners of Catalina Yachts
Join us for our monthly meetings at the Santa
Monica Windjammers Yacht Club on the 3rd
Tuesday of each month. We would like to
welcome Catalina owners to join our club. We
have speakers, cruises to Catalina, races and
other events throughout the year. Our doors open
at 6:00 for happy hour and then dinner around 7
to 7:30 and our main event after that. Join the
fun and meet other owners of Catalinas. For
more info email [email protected].
Single Mariners of Marina del Rey
Single Mariners of MDR meet at 7PM on the 1st
and 3rd Thursday of each month at the Pacifc
Mariners Yacht Club, 13915 Panay Way, Marina
del Rey, CA. At the meeting, Single Adults
meet other Single Adults to setup upcoming
Weekend Day Sails. There is a small charge for
a light meal during the meeting, however, there
is a courtesy discount if you RSVP for dinner
at [email protected] or leave a
message at (310) 990-5541 by the Wednesday
prior to the Thursday meeting.
Live “Yacht Rock” at
The Warehouse
Every Wed 6-9pm The Unkle Monkey Duo
plays their unique brand of “ Yacht Rock
“ mixing popular songs with music from the
islands of Hawaii, The Caribbean, and more...
Happy Hour is 4-7pm ...It’s Margaritaville in
the Marina! The Warehouse is located at 4499
Admiralty Way in Marina del Rey.
August 31, 2012 - November 26, 2012
A Democratic Dream: William
Wrigley, Jr. and Catalina Island
Catalina Island refects the man that built it.
William Wrigley, Jr. was a man whose spirit
was moved by the opportunity to imagine
fantastic dreams and make them reality. He was
driven by a belief that America was the land of
opportunity, where anyone that is innovative,
honest and possesses a concrete vision can
reach unlimited heights. A Democratic Dream
explores William Wrigley, Jr.`s pursuit of the
American Dream and his vision for Catalina
Island as a “playground for all, rich and poor,
youth and aged. All classes mix with democratic
spirit. “The development of Santa Catalina will
be one of the greatest pleasures of my life.” -
William Wrigley, Jr.
Exhibit runs from August 31, 2012 - November
26, 2012 at the Catalina Island Museum.

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LOS ANGELES - The Santa Monica Bay
Restoration Foundation (Boater Education
Program) proudly presents the Honey Pot
Day program for its’ fourth consecutive year,
with funding provided by the Department of
Boating and Waterways, Clean Vessel Education
Program.
Honey Pot Day is offered in four Southern
California harbors: Marina del Rey, King Harbor,
Los Angeles Harbor, and Long Beach Harbor.
The goal of Honey Pot Day is to improve marine
habitat and water quality through face-to-face
education and outreach efforts and by providing
free mobile pumpout service for boat sewage.
Discharging wastewater (sewage) into water
bodies affects everyone (humans, plants,
animals, etc). The 1992 Clean Vessel Act
identifes vessel sewage discharge as “a
substantial contributor to localized degradation
of water quality in the United States.” Since
there are about 965,000 registered boats in
California and about 17 million nationwide, the
illegal discharge of boater generated sewage can
make a big difference in the water quality.
The Honey Pot Day program runs from May 1
to September 30. Signing up for the program is
easier than ever before. For questions, contact
Victoria Ippolito, vippolito@waterboards.
ca.gov/ (213) 620-2271.
Boaters who register for a free pumpout also
register for an appointment to meet with Boater
Education staff for a short face-to- face tutorial
on the effects of discharging raw sewage into
marina waters and will receive a complimentary
Clean Boating Kit.
The Clean Boating Kit contains pollution
prevention tools provided in part by the Santa
Monica Bay Restoration Foundation, California
Coastal Commission, Department of Boating
and Waterway’s Boating Clean and Green
Program, Department of Boating and Waterways
Clean Vessel Education Program), in addition
to a grant from the Department of Resource
Recycling and Recovery.
Since the beginning of this year’s program, May
1, 2012, over 100 boaters have signed up for
Honey Pot Day, and over 1,500 gallons of raw
sewage have been pumped from recreational
vessels.
In 2011, 199 boaters signed up for the Honey
Pot Day program, and 3,964 gallons of raw
sewage were pumped from recreational vessels.
Since the start of the program in 2009, over
472 boaters have signed up and received free
mobile pumpout service. Compared to the level
of participation in 2009 (only offered in Marina
del Rey), the program has improved its outreach
to nearly 11-times as many boaters. It’s easy to
sign up! Visit www.honeypotday.org
310-823-5574
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LONG BEACH - l’Hydroptère DCNS was
launched on Tuesday in Los Angeles after a
week’s work in the dry in Cabrillo Way Marina,
San Pedro. Having arrived in California at the
start of July on a cargo ship, the fying trimaran
has undergone a whole range of fne-tuning on
her appendages. She will now be on weather
standby for her transpacifc record attempt.
“The bulk of our technical mission is over.
Right now it’s in the hands of the wind gods and
our fve crew,” admits Warren Fitzgerald, Boat
Captain on l’Hydroptère DCNS. “The winter
reft began in February in La Ciotat and has just
been offcially completed here, some 10,000
km away, jokes François Cazala, the project’s
technical manager.
All the optimization is complete and the fastest
trimaran in the world is just waiting to be rigged,
so as she can go fying in the thermal breezes of
California. l’Hydroptère DCNS is lighter and
boasts increased sail area, some all-sea state
foils and incorporating an automatic piloting
system for the aft stabilizer, created by DCNS
to improve directional stability in heavy seas.
The sailors just have to wait for the frst favorable
weather window to head off for the Catalina
Islands, where the tradewinds will enable them
to hightail it to Hawaii. Along the way, they’ll
be attempting to beat the record set by Olivier
de Kersauson, at the helm of Geronimo, which
covered the 2,215 nautical miles separating
the Fermin Point lighthouse to the South-
West of Los Angeles, from the Diamond Head
lighthouse offshore of Honolulu, in a time of 4
days, 19 hours and 31 minutes, at an average
speed of 19.17 knots (35.5km/hour).
After her launch in San Pedro, the boat was taken
to the main pontoon in Rainbow Harbor Marina
in Long Beach. The trimaran will be visible to the
general public with another legendary boat sharing
the same skyline: the enormous Queen Mary.
As regards the weather, a little further to the
South-West, hurricane Fabio, with tropical
storm Emilia hot on its heels, are neutralizing
the zone of high pressure for now and really
depowering the tradewinds, which are the only
passport to Honolulu. The crew is likely to have
a slightly clearer picture as regards the next
favorable weather window for the record at the
end of the next week. In the meantime, sea trials
offshore of Long Beach are scheduled to fnalise
the last few details aboard.
Story courtesy of l’Hydroptere
O F F T H E W I R E
Fastest Sailboat in the World Now in LA
Santa Monica Windjammers Yacht Club
13589 Mindanao Way • Marina del Rey, CA 90292
(310) 827-7692 www.smwyc.org
A Perfect Place in a Perfect Setting
We offer some of the nicest facilities anywhere, the perfect place to enjoy the beautiful marina and
witness breathtaking sunsets. We are located on the main channel adjacent to Burton Chase Park. Our
clubhouse, lobby, dining and meeting rooms and patio offer an ideal setting for any occasion.

Join Us For
OPEN HOUSE FRIDAYS with great dinners
and live music for listening and dancing
OPEN HOUSE SUNDAYS for BBQ on the
patio and live jazz and blues bands
An ideal place for:
Anniversary Parties
Business Meetings
Seminars/Conferences
Weddings
Any special event
Check out our website www.smwyc.org for a calendar of all of our events and activities
Make event reservations early at [email protected]. For facility rental and event information email [email protected].
For membership information please email [email protected]
Photo FRANCIS DEMANGE
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astering a high level of seamanship
is a primary goal for every
yachtsman, and effective emergency
radio communication is one
vitally important seamanship skill. Visualizing
communication like a movie is one useful path
toward mastering the radio in an emergency.
Mentally rehearsing various scenarios is
something all accomplished skippers do to help
them prepare for various potential emergencies.
Imagining a fre onboard while at sea can set
the stage for mentally rehearsing how such fres
could be fought.
Imagining an engine room fre leads to
considerations like having an extinguisher
(or two) within easy reach of the engine room
access. Mentally rehearsing opening the engine
room door with fames leaping into your face
leads to consideration of automatic engine
room extinguishers and “fre fghting ports” that
enable aiming an extinguisher into the engine
room without opening the door.
The same mental imaging principle applies
to man overboard gear systems, frst aid
preparedness, EBIRB’s, life rafts, and all the
rest. Mentally rehearsing the various scenarios
can help make for better preparation decisions,
as well as helping better performance in actual
emergency situations.
So here is where the screenwriter’s skills
come in to improve your mental rehearsals for
emergency radio communications.
The above examples happen in a single scene
or stage set - we are on the boat dealing with
fre, or MOB, injury, or potential sinking.
Emergency radio communications involve two
or more scenarios. The boat in distress and
the Coast Guard’s radio room are two of the
scenes the screenwriter would describe and
populate with a cast of characters. Other rescue
agencies, such as harbor patrol or sea-rescue,
might also participate in this situation, as well
as other recreational or commercial boats in
the area.
The screenwriter visualizes each of these stage
sets, considering which cast members are in each
scene, what each of those actors knows, what
they don’t know, and what information they
need in order to advance the story. The script
could have the camera cut from the skipper with
onboard radio to the Coast Guard radio room.
There could be a split-screen image of another
boat monitoring the emergency communications
and making notes of the distressed boat’s
position, its visual description, nature of the
emergency, and number of souls onboard.
This careful listener could be a most valuable
character if radio problems (like fre or electrical
failure) onboard the distressed vessel prevented
additional communications to the rescue agency
and a relay of vital information was required to
properly inform the rescuers.
Imagine hearing the Coast Guard requesting a
repeat transmission from the distressed vessel
and hearing nothing but a garbled transmission
from the skipper. How much better to have
accurate information written down that can be
quickly relayed?
Now imagine you are the radio operator
on the distressed vessel and you know that
communicating your exact position is vital. Do
you read this off the GPS every time you repeat
your Lat/Lon numbers? If your boat is moving,
will it be confusing for the last digit or two of
the numbers to keep changing?
Unless you are speeding toward port, you are
best not to update your exact position with
each transmission for that generates too many
different numbers.
Mentally rehearsing this part of the movie where
communications are repeated and checked and
relayed as the camera cuts from shot to shot will
convince you that writing some notes will help
you repeat your speech accurately each time.
Hearing with the mind’s ear all these position
numbers repeated two or three times might lead
you to drop the last decimal place altogether,
reporting your position only as DD, MM, SS.s or
DD, MM.mmm - being sure to declare each
transmission whether you are giving decimal
minutes or minutes and seconds. [Be sure to
know the difference!]
Imagine your reaction to Coast Guard requests
as to how many PFDs and fre extinguishers
you have onboard, things that seem like stupid
distractions - for you are dealing with a crew
member who just collapsed after being beaned
by the spinnaker pole or gashed a femoral artery
with the fshing gaff, or the cabin sole is awash
with sea water. The screenwriter will see the pad
in front of the Coast Guard radio man, and there
is a blank for that information, along with lots
of other stuff. If you write all the variations of
that scene as you sarcastically reply to irritating
questions, you see the best way to get through
that section of the script and on to the important
stuff is to be accurate and concise. The facts
matter now. Your opinions don’t.
A good rehearsal of this kind will stimulate your
emotional reactions, which should also be noted
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in real emergency communication. Plan to
do things like take lots of notes and write key
information down clearly. Things in writing not
only help you to be consistently accurate, but
also permit another radio operator onboard to
step in if you have to leave the radio to attend to
some other aspect of the emergency.
Some characters in this movie will require
different information than others. If you are in
a little patch of particularly nasty sea, the Coast
Guard should be told while a nearby recreational
boat would already be aware of this. If it is a
medical emergency, detailed information about
the nature of the problem and the present state
of the victim will be quite valuable to medical
people on frequency, but if there is no such
expert listening, you are better to stick to more
general descriptions.
When out of radio range of the primary rescue
agency, you may have to rely on a relay from an
inexperienced radio operator. Imagining this
scene where you have a slightly intoxicated
fsherman relaying detailed medical
information might suggest how important it
will be for you to organize your information
so that it can be best communicated. Even
communicating with the sharpest operator will
go better if your information is well organized
and prioritized.
And spend some time listening in on other radio
communications when you are around your boat.
Just as our screenwriter would be researching the
crowd activity at a Dodgers game before writing
such a scene for his movie, do some listening to
put yourself in your emergency scene.
You will be entertained by operators who feel it
is best to repeat each bit of information two or
three times, but changing their syntax for each
repetition so you’re never certain whether it is a
repetition or a correction. You will hear operators
spelling out words using the phonetic alphabets,
such as, “This is the sailboat “Sea Spray Two,
that’s Sierra, Echo, Alice, Sylvia, Pete, Arthur,
Yellow, Tango, Whisky, Overalls.” This will be
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the universal phonetic alphabet.
So, imagine each of the situations and write
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s Pacifc Mariner’s Yacht Club Commodore Tom Hall and his wife cruised around the main channel in their Boston Whaler this
past month they did a double take when they saw a small group of men struggling to transfer an enormous mako shark, somewhere
between 800 and 900 pounds, from their boat to the fuel dock cement.
There was a palpable buzz around the dock, that spread throughout the local fshing/boating community and then onto worldwide
news agencies. It has been a while since a shark in that size range has been brought to gaff and weighed in a public forum. There
was a time when these fshermen would have been pulling back the snout of such a catch – posing for pictures to the delight of
onlookers and news media, but it seems these days are now in the past.
Today, the fshermen chose not to be interviewed about a shark so big it literally broke the scale at the Marina del Rey Landing (that maxes out at 750-
pounds). According to marindelreypatch.com the Captain chose not to be identifed for fear of “backlash”. All he said was: “We gutted the fsh, we cut
off the fns and tossed them, and it’s already been eaten by a lot of us. The rest was frozen”.
Online forums of both news reports and fshing sites mostly condemned the decision to kill the mako. Kirk Deeter from Field and Stream
commented:
“If you ask me what the ultimate test of fshing nerve is, I’d say it’s looking straight into the toothy maw of a live mako and using a metal tool to pull
the fy out. Releasing a shark alive takes more guts than posing with a dead one.”
Hall and his wife watched in awe as the men grappled with the lifeless shark - an apex predator that was capable of hitting speeds over 45-miles per
hour and could jump 30-feet in the air – a powerhouse of an animal at the top of the food chain.
“At the time I was there, as they were bringing onto the dock, it was amazing because I had never seen anything so big,” said Hall. “I was kind of
overwhelmed by the moment. Then it hits you that they pulled something this magnifcent out of the ocean – I have mixed feelings about it.
Hall isn’t alone with these “mixed feelings”. Like many boaters, he has good friends who fsh for big game pelagic targets. There are a great deal
of sport-fshermen who love the activity for all the elements it withholds – the preparation, the hunt, the fght and the aftermath where the fsh is
transformed into sustenance. But when it comes to fsh of this ilk –mako, marlin, swordfsh and others in the over-600-pound range – lots of guys are
accepting and promoting the catch and release philosophy.
“All of us have kind of come full circle with it,” said a prominent local shark fsherman who asked not to be named. “It’s all catch and release now.
There’s fewer sharks. I think everybody feels like, unless you’re going to make a gazillion dollars off of it or it’s feeding somebody, you should just get
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ast month Marina del Rey’s Jerome
Sammarcelli sailed under the Golden
Gate Bridge bound for Hawaii alone
in his 21-foot Pogo 2 with a reef in
the main and genoa and an 18-knot breeze on
the nose. The 37 year-old Frenchman had never
made a solo voyage so long, but was anxious to
brave the elements in a boat he trusted, one he
helped build with his own hands.
His company, Open Sailing, builds the Open
570, a popular one-design racer, and more
recently the company is building the Pogo 2,
a tough 21-foot mini-transat boat designed for
open ocean racing.

Sammarcelli, a no-nonsense type of personality,
called the voyage a “business trip.” While he
admitted to some apprehension before the start
due to a health related issue, he said once the
frst three days were under his belt he was in
“race mode.” Although during those frst three
days where his body and mind were acclimating
to life at sea he confessed that he was keeping
an eye on how far he was from the coast of Los
Angeles. But once he settled in, Sammarcelli
drove tenaciously to the island of Kauai, arriving
two weeks later.
“I never stopped racing after that,” Sammarcelli
said.
The Pogo 2 loves to sail off the wind but the
solo skipper would have to wait and suffer as
he close-reached his way to conditions that
would allow him to fy a spinnaker. After about
the fourth day of essentially upwind sailing,
Sammarcelli few his mast-head kite in 12-15
knots of wind which he said was mostly the
conditions until about 700 miles from Hawaii.
As he neared Kauai, conditions changed due
to the shrapnel of Hurricane Daniel that was a
Category 3 storm near Acapulco. He started to
encounter steep breaking waves in the 10-15-foot
range that were both exhilarating and frightening.
In the midst of it he wrote the shore team:
Less than 300 miles to go...
“It’s been blowing more than 20 knots for the last
48 hours and I’m exhausted. I’m sailing with two
reefs in the main and the small spinnaker. I often
see 15 knots of boat speed and have spent a lot
of time at the helm. The highest recorded boat
speed so far is 22 knots, which was probably on
a wave - which have gotten really big now and
honestly it’s quite scary out here at times.
“Because of the conditions, I haven’t got much
sleep. I’ve been pushing pretty hard trying to
catch the other boats. If the wind doesn’t calm
down I’m going to have to slow the boat down
so I can sleep. It’s going to be pretty intense as I
get closer to the fnish and I’ll need to be on the
ball. I’m looking forward to this being over.
On land, with time to refect Sammarcelli said
of those conditions:
“It was crazy - I’ve never seen waves like those.
Breaking waves in the middle of the ocean –
very steep.”
He said because of the boat’s downwind speed
he was able to choose the waves he wanted and
like a surfer – grab one and ride it. Unlike a
surfer, he wasn’t able to catch a ride onto the
beach and go home. Instead he had to manage
the tenuous situation for days.
“I had to control how fast I was going so I
wouldn’t bury the boat into the next wave,”
Sammarcelli said.
Incredibly the Pogo hit its max speed of 22 knots
during this time with Sammarcelli in his bunk
(wearing a helmet) with the autopilot manning
the helm.
“I could hear the boat getting up to speed,
“Sammarcelli said. “It was going faster and
faster and I thought, ‘oh shit, I’m going to hit
the wall.’” But fortunately the autopilot did well
and havoc was avoided.
Sammarcelli took two weeks to complete the
voyage and while many skippers would have
been satisfed to sail over 2,100 miles in a boat
so small, he crossed the line disappointed in
his rank – 4th in class and 9th overall in a feet
of 21.
“I was pissed that I went from second to fourth,”
Sammarcelli said of his feelings as he crossed
the fnish line...he’s a competitive guy.
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C a t a l i n a C U R R E N T S
By Captain Richard Schaefer
Chowin’
Down
ne of my frst experiences with
cooking aboard was back in 1979. My
girlfriend and I decided to spend the
four-day Thanksgiving holiday at Catalina. Sue
was the traditional type and thought we should
prepare a traditional meal - yup....a turkey with
all the trimmings. Being the practical, sloth prone
guy I am, I suggested we buy one of those “pre-
fab meals” from “Boy’s Market” (now, Ralph’s).
Hey, everything is done and you can heat it up
in a couple of pots on the stove top - cut off a
hunk of turkey , wrap some foil around it and
pop it in the oven. Fifteen minutes later you’re
chowing down. Fifteen more minutes - after the
pumpkin pie - you’re tossing the paper plates
and plastic utensils in the Hefty bag. Bring some
chips salsa, cheese, eggs and tortillas and you
got a whole new dimension of leftovers for the
next three days.
But noooooo...we had to get a frozen turkey with
its belly full of plastic wrapped gizzards and
giblets and a cargo crate full of other uncooked
“fxins”.
Well, we anchored our provision-laden vessel
in Catalina Harbor, and on Thanksgiving morn
began the traditionally arduous task of preparing
a turkey dinner. After a few hours of chopping,
grating, dicing, boiling, cutting, jamming and
cramming, the grand bird was ready for the
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Boy, talk about a tight ft, but we fnally wrestled
the slimy thing into the small oven, shut the
door and lit the burner. Now it was time for a
long walk.
We strolled over to the Isthmus side and then to
Little Fisherman Cove. Idled away a couple
of hours and made our way back to the
boat to check on our roasting, traditional,
holiday meal. Our suspicions, instead of
our appetites, were immediately aroused
when we were not greeted by the familiar
aroma of Thanksgiving dinner. We found
the great bird still pink and slimy - little
droplets of perspiring grease trickling down
the turkey bumped fesh.
We soon learned that the gauge on our
CNG tank, which had read “FULL” was, in
fact, broken - as were our dreams of a cozy
Thanksgiving dinner aboard our new boat.
There was no prospect of getting a new tank
of CNG and so, after brief deliberation, threw
the great bird over the side - only somewhat
consoled by the vision of fshes feasting on the
remains at the bottom of the harbor.
However, even that bit of solace was short lived
for the plump, oozing bird foated. Soon, two
seagulls were perched upon it, pecking away at
the pink fesh. As the sun set, we watched our
Thanksgiving dream drift away toward the mud
fats at the back of the harbor - its two squawking
passengers still aboard.
We went down below, lit our candles and had
canned cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie.
The next morning, believing our ordeal over, we
took our milk and muffns into the cockpit to
enjoy the warm, morning sun. Our peace was
soon disturbed by the screeches and squawks of
a dozen swirling gulls as they swooped in on our
turkey - the tide having retuned it to haunt us.
For the next two days that moldering bird
foated around mocking us. Even as we fnally
pulled away from the harbor, our last view was
of that taunting, pallid bird being dive bombed
by the screeching gulls. Now, Sue is long gone
(probably showed good sense there), but the
nightmarish visions of the, “Ghost Turkey That
Wouldn’t Die” remain to haunt me whenever I
anchor in Cat Harbor.
In order that you may avoid this type of
nightmarish scenario, I am about to provide you
with some sound advice. But frst, let me say that
this advice is not aimed at those epicurean types
who shop at , “Good Earth” or “Whole Foods”,
and who go around sniffng apples, squeezing
tomatoes, thumping melons and worrying about
transfat. Or those who read labels looking for
only those food-stuffs that are natural, pure and
holistic. No, this advice is for the unvarnished
hoi polloi of boating - in other words, rusty-
relics such as myself.
Now, for some reason, I always seem to have a
boatload of kids, and I usually end up cooking
for them. First priority for kids and teens is food
containing vast amounts of fat, salt and sugar.
Second priority is volume. Third priority is ease
of preparation. So, with that in mind let’s head
to Costco.
I do most of my “menu planning” as I shamble
down the aisles munching on the free samples.
Now, no one in their right mind wants to cook
underway - even peanut butter and jelly can be a
sticky mess in a rolling sea way. So my choice on
the outward-bound leg is Costco pizza. They’re
ten bucks each - hot ‘n ready. A couple of those,
a bag each of chips and cookies - washed down
by a twelve pack Pepsi will get you there. Grab
three or four BBQ and fried chickens and fve
or ten pounds of potato salad and you’ve got
dinner when you arrive and leftovers for the
following day.
For breakfasts grab, muffns, pastries and cereal.
Lunches are covered by three pounds of lunch
meat, PB and J, three loaves of bread. We often
catch fsh for a dinner or two, but have a fall back
position of BBQ hamburgers or brats. Round
out your shopping list with a couple dozen eggs,
a few packages of tortillas, lots of salsa, an
onion and a bell pepper or two, chips, yogurt,
cookies, cheese, a few pounds of rice and beans
- condiments as desired. For beverages I put the
grab on a couple gallons of orange juice and
milk, lots of soda, beer and coffee. I spend little
time worrying about the rain forests or dolphins
so it’s plastic plates, jumbo case of paper towels
and mongo size plastic trash bags.
Helpful hint: Snag a few cans of New England
chowder. You can chop up fsh leftovers and stir
the cooked chunks in. It’s an easy, quick meal
with a loaf of French bread.
Bingo! We’re out’a here, with about fve days of
food for fve or six heavy hitters.
Now, there are numerous variations on
this theme, but as you may have already
guessed, KISS (keep it simple stupid), is
the underlying concept.
Finally, what column on “boat food” would
be complete without a personal recipe?
Captain Sunshine’s Bubba-Rito
First, rummage around the icebox and
checkout your leftovers. I’ll bet you’ll fnd
some of that fried chicken or maybe two
or three barbecued burgers from the previous
day. Pick one and chop into chunks. Get a pan
simmering with a half stick of butter. Chop-
up half an onion and a bell pepper, splash in
a couple of ounces of your favorite Mexican
sauce. When the whole thing is sizzlin’ ‘n
sputterin’, drop in your meat chunks, stir in a
tub of salsa, add a pound of beans and/or rice.
If you’re drinkin’ a beer or margarita pour some
of that in too. Cover the pan with aluminum foil,
drop a pile of four tortillas on top, then cover
the whole thing with the pan lid and simmer for
about 15 minutes.
Take the lid and tortillas off - wrap the tortillas
in the foil - toss a couple of handfuls of grated
Mexican Blend cheese on top and serve with
a big bowl of chips to scoop up the drippin’s.
It’s smart to leave an entire roll of Macho Man
paper towels on the table and best enjoyed
while listening to Motown or island music on
the stereo.
If you’ve got some leftover fsh that hasn’t gone
too far south you can use that instead of beef or
chicken.
Now enjoy your Bubba-Rito. I’m outta here.
Headin’ to the island.... after I hit Costco.
Captain Richard Schaefer is a U.S.C.G.
Licensed Master of Sailing Vessels. He has
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P O W E R T A I L S
Church Mouse Culture
T
he Church Mouse Marlin Invitational Tournament was started 22
years ago in Avalon, California and is still going strong today. In
2004 the popular tourney became the largest release tournament
on the west coast with the overriding emphasis less on prize
fshing and more on the enjoyment of the event.
“The object of the Church Mouse is to bring good people together for
great fun and fshing while helping Catalina Island youth groups at the
same time,” said co-organizer Carol Butte.
Many local residents see this tournament as a part of island life – an annual
event that is rarely, if ever, missed.
“We pretty much live and breath the Church Mouse all year round,” said
Devon Bray. “Even when it’s not going on we love to talk about it, wear
the sweatshirts and tell other people about it.”
Over the years, the tournament has donated in excess of $886,000 to
Catalina Island youth groups. Clearly, organizers and Avalon residents are
proud of this fund-raising since so many are individually effected by the
monies raised.
“I grew up here,” said Bray who has volunteered with the Church Mouse
through the years. “I worked hard to help them because I knew it was
going to beneft me in all the programs I was in. I played girl’s golf and
they donated to the girls golf team, I work at the skate shop and they
donate to the skate park – it all kind of intertwines together.”
In 2004, the Church Mouse became a 100% release tournament in an
effort to aid the preservation of the local marlin population and in 2009,
Pacifc Coast Sportfshing magazine voted the Church Mouse, “The Best
Marlin Tournament for 2009
In 2011, due to the lack of marlin, organizers added three new species
of fsh - white seabass, halibut, and yellowtail. Although it’s no longer
a so-called “pure “ marlin tournament, Carol and Bob are quick to point
out that the Church Mouse’s true purpose is to help out other programs
in need.

“All of these changes enable the Church Mouse to succeed in its main goal
of donating to the youth of Catalina,” said Bob.
In addition to the world-class fshing surrounding the island, the Church
Mouse is also successful and popular because of the off-water partying
that goes on after the tournament fnishes.
Every year Carol and bob Butte give out the “Buttuter” award for the crew
“that went above and beyond the call to get themselves noticed.”
The Church Mouse website illustrated it this way:
“The all time winner of the Buttuters has to be Jeff Jeffries on the Jet Lag.
He has won for running out of fuel (it’s a 50ft Hatteras), running out of
water (it’s a 50ft Hatteras), clogging both heads (it’s a ..).”
In the same vain the Church Mouse traditionally hurls a pie into the face
of the Harbor Master.
“We are not sure what prompted us to think that throwing a pie at the
Harbor Master made any sense,” said Bob, “but it does raise a lot of money
for the youth groups in Avalon, so we decided to go for it - anything for
the kids right?”
For more info on how to enter or get involved with the Church Mouse visit
www.churchmouse.org.
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I have been spending time at the island
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Around this time of year, in particular,
I keep an eye on the reports coming
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Judging by what I see happening down
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annual race of wooden hull boats.
I decided to enter my 1939 Atkins yawl
Destiny, just to see how she would sail
against other boats of her era. I know that
Mr. Atkin had, at least, a thought of racing
when he drew the plans for the Meridian
model, or why else would he describe
his Yawl rig a “rule cheater” in the
accompanying article for MotorBoating
magazine’s April 1934 issue. Though, the
whole idea of a “rule cheater” begs the
question of whether it is the “winning” or
real performance of this sailing yacht that was
most important to the designer. I guess by nature
we are a competitive species, and if there is no
desire to win then why race at all? However, if
designing a yawl was primarily to get a better
handicap performance rating, rather than it
actually performing better, then I wonder what
is the point other than winning? I would like to
think both.
It’s possible Destiny hasn’t raced before in
Southern California; at least not by her present
name because neither SCYA, nor Southern
California PHRF have a record of it.
As far as I know this wasn’t “One More
Time” for Destiny, and possibly her frst
time on the feld of competition.
I had sent in my entry form, and at the
Saturday morning skipper’s meeting I
was supposed to be assigned a handicap.
We looked up other full keel yawls of
about the same water line length and
displacement and came up with an
acceptable rating for the race committee.
The race is historically an inverted
start. The slowest boat start frst, then
all subsequent boats, depending on
their handicap, are assigned a start time at the
appropriate number of minutes and seconds after
the frst boat is off. The idea is that if all boats
sailed up to their handicap, they would all cross
the fnish line at the same time. With 15 boats in
the race, thank goodness it’s only a theory.
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R a c i n g S C E N E
My start was 18 minutes, 45 seconds after the
frst boat, and I was the 3rd boat to start. The
winds were pretty good for Santa Monica Bay
and that 18 minutes and 45 seconds seemed like
a very long wait as we watched the two boats
ahead stretch their lead further and further.
Finally, our time was drawing near. “You’re too
close!” Shouted our bowman, “you’re going to
be over early.” So I jibed around, losing precious
momentum, but we got pointed to the line and
I heard our horn seconds before crossing - we
were off.
The big genoa was cranked, we healed over and
someone shouted “we’re doing seven knots!”
By the time we rounded the frst mark at the
Santa Monica pier, we had cut the lead of the
frst boats by more than half.
As we approached the next mark, three and
a half miles to windward, we had already
passed the frst boat start and the second boat
was approaching slightly behind us, but I had
miscalculated the current and had to bear away
and jibe to keep from hitting the mark. This
was a costly error and the second boat scooted
by, rounded the mark seconds ahead, and set
its spinnaker. “Goodbye”, we didn’t have a
spinnaker or a chance. The whole rest of this leg
we watched as it pulled away. Number two was
now number one, and I started to look over my
shoulder.
Rounding the third and fnal mark, at the El
Segundo buoy, we turned toward the fnish line
and starting a slow but encouraging game of
catch up. But, it wasn’t to be, our rival, a gaff
rigged sloop, was over the line a good four
minutes ahead.
One could argue we were faster, boat for boat,
since they started eight minutes ahead, but we
didn’t beat the handicap. One could also wonder
what might have been if we too had a spinnaker
to fy. As it was, we were handed the frst place
trophy for “Ketches and Yawls”, but the coveted
frst over all was captured by the boat of which
I only saw the stern…and I didn’t even catch its
name. I guess next year, if we are here, it can
truly be “One More Time.”
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Boat
of
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Month
Dufour 45
We asked Denise George of Denison Yachts on Fiji Way in Marina del Rey to send over a boat of the month that she thought was something special.
She sent information over for this Dufour 45e that will be coming to town in early September.
Seems like these French designs for racer/cruisers always look sexy, and the 45e is no different, but can a boat really be a racer and a cruiser? Of
course it can! What exactly does a potential racer/cruiser want? The cruiser in them wants to grab a mooring and be comfortable. The 45e has 6’6” of
headroom, three cabins, tons of storage space, modern galley, lazy jacks and even a show locker under a seat in the owner’s cabin.
The racer in them wants the thing to respond, which apparently the 45e does. Sail magazine reported that the boat was doing about 8.5-knots during
their test sail and was easily controlled all the way. Boating New Zealand said, “for a 14m, 11-tonne boat, she’s a lively lass.”
BNZ reviewer Lawrence Shaffer went on to say: “Let me say at the outset that this is one of the most successful performance-cruising crossovers I’ve
had the pleasure to sail in a long time.”
For info on the 45e call Denison Yachts at 310.821.5883
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n ASK THE EXPERT
Marine Careers
Captain Joel Eve
As a teenager growing up around the Marina, my
father taught me how to sail and how to operate
small power vessels. I remember, as an even
younger boy, sitting in his lap and learning how
to steer left and right and to follow a compass
course. Little did I know at the time that those
early skills were preparing me for a career as
a professional captain. I took my frst job as a
sailing instructor for Recreation and Parks for
the City of Los Angeles and thought that being
paid for something I naturally enjoyed doing
was a dream that had come true.
Mariner: Assuming a person is interested in
pursuing a career in the maritime industry, what
kind of jobs or positions are available?
Captain Eve: An interested person could
pursue a career as a ship’s captain or engineer,
a marine surveyor, marine architect or ship
designer, boat or ship builder, or a position in
yacht management. There are also ancillary
careers such as shipping agents who work for
large shipping companies, boatyard or shipyard
management, as well as positions as yacht and
marine equipment sales.
Mariner: What are the options for training to
become a licensed captain?
Captain Eve: If your desire is to pursue a career
as a licensed deck offcer on a large container
ship or oil tanker, for example, there are a
few specialized schools for this purpose. The
school on the west coast is called the California
Maritime Academy. CMA has a three-year deck
offcers program. Upon successful completion
of this program and passing of the U.S. Coast
Guard tests, the graduate receives a 3rd Mates
License of unlimited tonnage. By working
several more years on large ships, a person
becomes eligible to take the Master’s exam to
become Captain. CMA also has programs in
marine engineering, mechanical engineering,
facilities engineering technology and global
affairs. Their website is: www.csum.edu for
more information.
If you have the desire to become captain of
smaller vessels and yachts, I recommend two
additional training programs. The frst is the
Maritime Institute, Inc. in San Diego (www.
maritimeinstitute.com). They have a variety of
training programs including a two-week course to
prepare you to take the captain’s exam for vessels
up to 100 gross tons. They also have additional
courses to prepare you for the 200, 500, 1600
gross ton licenses as well as 3rd Mate.
Secondly, there is a school in Marina del
Rey, the California Sailing Academy, (www.
californiasailingacademy.com) which offers courses
for the 100 and 200 gross ton Captain’s license.
Mariner: If you still want a career or job
working on boats and yachts as Captain but
don’t want to go through schooling, what kinds
of employment options are there?
Captain Eve: It is true that there are many
smaller vessels that don’t require a licensed
captain to be aboard. Most uninspected vessels,
those not under the scrutiny of the U.S. Coast
Guard, do not require a licensed captain. The
vast majority of private vessels in this country
are in this category. However, some higher
value vessels or vessels over a certain size may
require licensed personnel to satisfy insurance
requirements.
Those looking for employment on boats and
yachts can check in with local yacht brokers,
shipyards, and yacht clubs and check job
listings posted in various marine publications
and online on the web. As well, there are
various crew registries that are good resources
for marine employment for both licensed and
unlicensed positions. One such registry is:
www.yachtcrew.ca
Mariner: Can you list a few additional careers
in the maritime industry that may be of interest
to our readers?
Captain Eve: A career as a marine surveyor
can be a rewarding and lucrative career. Those
entering this feld often have a background in
boat or ship repair or boat building experience
and often apprentice with an experienced
surveyor for several years. Surveyors inspect
boats on behalf of buyers and insurance
companies to establish the value and condition
of a vessel.
Secondly, a career as a marine insurance adjuster
can be very rewarding. Many adjusters work for
marine insurance companies, and some work
for private frms. Marine adjusters perform
duties, including accident and loss investigation
to determine, among other things, the extent of
damage and the extent of coverage under the
vessel’s insurance policy. Those who go into
this feld often have a background in boat and
ship repair as well.
There are many more employment options within
the marine industry and an online search will
help you to develop a list of interesting options.
From this list you can choose one or two career
options to investigate more thoroughly.
Captain Joel Eve has been licensed as a
professional captain for 35 years and regularly
teaches boat handling and navigation to boaters
in the Southern California area. He can be
reached at (310) 210-0861 or at captainjoeleve@
gmail.com.
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Dear Mookie,
I’m a bit overweight and I sweat profusely.
Now that it’s getting warmer – it’s starting.
I’m getting these giant stains under my arms
– it’s gross. No antiperspirant can keep up
and women run the other way.
What to do?
Stinky pits
Dear Stinky Pits.
Wow, you do sound pretty disgusting.
Whenever I get hot, I have to pant, which
makes me appear to be a half crazed maniac
that’s grinning like a psychopath – so I think
I know how you feel on some level. You guys
are lucky – water starts irrigating your whole
body when you get hot – I have to stick out
my tongue and drool all over the place. So
count your blessings stink pit and be glad that
you don’t have to pant all summer long.
Good luck with your disgusting sweat stains
and unbearable odor.
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Call Wright Marine Service for all your
vessel’s maintenance and repair needs.
Mechanical
Complete engine and/or generator
service and repair. All makes and
models. Diesel, gas, outboards
Electrical
Charging systems, battery analysis
and replacement. Navigation
equipment - audio and video.
Plumbing
Fresh, raw, waste and bilge
systems. Holding, water and
fuel tanks. Heads, through-hulls,
valves etc.
Captain Services
Charters, Private instruction,
deliveries, management, consulting,
sea trials. Power or Sail.
Captain Jason Wright
310-804-3866
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Sailboats
Morgan OI 41’ 1972
Sloop,centercockpit,aft-cabin,new Yanmar, 5 sails,ref
ridge,watermaker,autopilot,radar,anchorwinch,Mexico
ready $59,500. (661)548-6603 or
[email protected]
Beneteau Oceanis 400
Timeshare/Partnership on Beneteau Oceanis 400.
Tri-cabin model - two heads. Full electronics, refrig-
eration, inverter, dinghy and outboard, windless, roller
furler, full canvas. Professional lessons available if
needed. No equity buy in. 3 Days, $285.00 per month
- no long term commitment. Call Captain Richard
Schaefer 310-460-8946
Islander 36’ 1972
Intrepid:: the renowned vessel that brought, Zac Sun-
derland, the youngest, American, solo circumnavigator
around the world in 2009 is looking for a new owner.
Intrepid is ftted with everything you need to go around
the world. Currently offered for $59,000 with fnancing
options available. Feeling adventurous? She is ready
to go again! [email protected]
Ericson 27’ 1974
Mercury outboard 8hr, Many sails, needs some tlc
$4500.00 obo - Pls call rick at 818-445-9882
14’ Classic Wooden Enterprise
(Euro Lido) epoxy FRP hull; spruce mast.
First time offering $ 10,000. (805) 798-0493 trialice@
earthlink.net
Power Boats
42’ 1981 Californian Trawler
2 3208 Cat diesels w 1400 hrs, all fberglass hull, 2
heads w showers, sleeps 8, one level walk around
deck. Owner will carry or trade. Located in slip D-701
on Panay Way stern out endtie. $85,000 Call for Appt -
Al Lee 310-392-4193 or Gary at 310-293-9200.
30’ Grady-White Marlin, 1996.
Twin VX250 Yamahas. Just completed 50K renova-
tion. “Everything New”: motors, gelcoat, interior, elec-
tronics, more. $59,995. (661) 257-9275.
Dinghy’s
Avon RIB
340 11ft. With 9.9 Mercury O/B $3500.
310-391-6174
Avon 360
W/ 50 suzuki 4 stroke $7500. 310-822-8618.
9’ Achilles
$500 -310-822-8618.
11’ foot Caribe
Unstealable yellow, 20hp Honda
dealer says $5800-I say $5100
Mike 310 963 6250
11’ Apex
W/15 HP Yamaha 4 stroke electric start $4500.
310-822-8618
11’ Apex w/ 15 Yamaha
$4500 -310-822-8618.
12’ Boss Boat
w/ 40 Honda $7000 - -310-822-8618.
12’ Zodiac
w/25 Mercury $5500 - 310-822-8618.
12’ porta boat $ 400
310-822-8618
13’ Boston Whaler
w/ 20 Yamaha $9500 - 310-822-8618
14’ Edgewater
W/ 40 yamaha 4 stroke $8500 . 310-822-8618
Outboards/Engines
Used 4 Stroke Outboards
2 Honda $700
4 Mercury $800
4 Suzuki $800
6 Mercury long $1000
8 Mercury $1200
9.9 Mercury $1400
9.9 Mercury electric $1800
9.9 Tohatsu $1200
T9.9GPXH Yamaha $2500
15 Honda $1500
SS Dinghy cradel $1000
Mercury New Outboard Clearance
Sale
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9.9 HP $1700
9.9E HP $2000
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Honda Outboards
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See page 26. Don at (818) 427-2144
Other Stuff
Mainsail
For boats 25-27’ boat. $400. 310-701-5960
Mainsail
From 40 ft. Cal - $450 call 310-823-2040
Sails
Genoa, UK Tape Drive Spectra Laminate 150% in exc
cond, 3/16 tape for roller furling, tell tails and a tell tail
window, Luff=31 ft., Foot= 18 ft, sail bag incl, $625
Spinnaker, symmetrical, red, white & blue by Haarstick
Sailmakers, in exc cond, Luff= 30’ 2 “, Foot= 18’ 4”, de-
ploying turtle by Haarstick incl, $575. Although these
were from a Hunter 27 and used on a Catalina 27 they
will ft many boats of approx that size. 818-298-5251
Sails
Spinnaker,2 drifters and a genoa for sale from a 28’
Lancer. Very good condition. Call: 213 706 8364
Sails
Spinnaker for 28 to 35 foot boat, 36.80’ by 18.80’
Asymmetric Spinnaker for 55 to 77 foot boat, Luff
75.00’ Mid Girth 39.50’
Genoa for 45 to 55 foot boat ,Luff Length 62.00’
Genoa for 55 to 70 boat, Luff 74.00’
Jib for 48 to 55 foot boat, Luff 60.00’
Jib for 60 to 70 foot boat, Luff 75.00’
Please call Bill at (310) 827-8888
Sails
Spinnaker,2 drifters and a genoa for sale from a 28’
Lancer. Very good condition. Call 213 706 8364
Anchor
Fortress FX-23 Anchor $150 - 310-391-6174
Winches
Two LEWMAR 46 self-tailing, 2-speed chrome $600
One LEWMAR 16 self-tailing chrome $100
Chris @ 310-391-6174
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Power or sail, Yachts to dinghys 310-849-2930
Donate Your Boat
LA Area Council Boy Scouts of America need your
boat or boat gear as donation to support essential and
formative youth programs, please call 310-823-2040
or E-mail [email protected]
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Receive a substantial tax deduction. Support youth
boating programs. S.O.S. Please call 888-650-1212
Donate Your Boat
Bringing the classroom to the ocean.Turn your
donation into tomorrow’s scientists and doctors. 310-
908-9198. www.city2sea.org
Crew
Body: Basic Keel Boat & EMT Cert. 20 Yrs Experience
on Power Boats. Local, competent, handy, friendly.
310-663-2865 / [email protected] Aaron
Delivery Crew - Costa Rica to MDR
Crew wanted in late september to bring a formosa 51
sailboat from costa rica to marina del rey. If you are
interested email for more info: [email protected]
Services
Canvas Boat Covers and Repairs
New boat covers, canvas repair, restore water
repelency to marine canvas. Dan 310-382-6242
USCG Licensed 100-ton
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Deliveries/Lessons/Private Captain. Experienced,
Courteous, Safe and Fun! Contact Jeffry Matzdorff
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Captain Larry Beane at your service!
Charters, deliveries, private skipper, lessons, sail or
power. Professional, experienced, friendly, and FUN!
www.CaptLarry.com424-217-9295
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Professional, U.S.C.G. Lic. Sailing
Master, 25 years experience.
Instruction, yacht management, insurance surveys,
deliveries, pre-purchase and repair consultation.
Serving Long Beach to Santa Barbara. Local
references. Captain Richard Schaefer 310-460-8946.
Wanted
Single Sailing Instructor
Single older gent with lovely 30-foot sailboat seeks
“One Man’s Trash is Another Man’s .......”
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single older lady to teach him how to sail it. Daniel (310)
578-8448
Information on Americas Cup replica
nine-foot sailboat.
Any and all will be appreciated. Please send to
[email protected]
Large Sailboat for Research Group
Dolphin research group in Marina del Rey in search of
large sailboat to conduct valuable studies of local ma-
rine life. Contact Charles Saylan at csaylan@earthlink.
net to discuss the benefts and specifcs of donating a
boat.
Sailboat Partner
There are great deals on sailboats and looking for 50-
50 partner in Marina Del Rey. Looking for 34 to 40 foot
with a minimum investment of 10K each. Contact Alan
Rock—310-721-2825 or [email protected]
Group for Sailor’s Dream Trip in Turkey
Tour by land and bareboat charter Flotilla/SunSail.
October 1 – 19th Land tour from Istanbul to Gocek
–visit Ephesus, Pamukkale + more. SunSail Flotilla for
one week fm. Gocek; resume land tour back to Istan-
bul via Antalya, Konya, Cappadocia, Istanbul. $1950 +
for land only. Sunsail Flotilla $ depend on number of
people on boat. Carole Walsh: [email protected].
com cell – 818 521 2761
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Marina del Rey Historical Society seeks compatible digi-
tal archivist. Disciplined leadership sought, small hono-
rarium offered. Sincere Replies Only -- (310) 822-9344.
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