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Issue #125
July 2013
Ma r i ne r
A P u b l i c a t i o n Fo r Wh e r e L a n d E n d s
www. ma r i n e r ma g a z i n e . c o m
A Magazi ne For The Mari na del Rey Boati ng Communi ty
The
Consi der i ng Mar i ne Prof essi onal s
Man Found Cl i ngi ng t o Buoy
Dock and Di ne i n MdR
Tons More!
One for the Woody’s
One More Time Regatta Brings Out the Classics
Also..
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The Mariner is
Editor/Publisher
Pat Reynolds
Columnist
Mookie
Contributors
Dave Kirby
Richard Schaefer
Tim Tunks
For advertising rates and
Information contact
310-397-1887
email
[email protected]
Mailing address
P.O. Box 9403
Marina del Rey, CA 90295
The Mariner appears on the last
Friday of every month.
This issue June 28 - July 26
A couple of weeks ago I was at
Mermaids Café, chatting with a
couple of folks that have lived
and worked in this area a long
time. One guy, an older fellow
who grew up here in the ffties
(cough…Richard….Schaefer)
and the other has been a very
reputable diesel mechanic in
MdR for decades.
“Look at this place,” said
Schaefer, looking at the
neighboring buildings and the
general disjointed skyline. “That
place looks like a penitentiary,
that looks like a giant warehouse
and those things over there look
like something out of the Jetsons!
It’s horrible.”
The conversation turned more
serious and the mechanic looked
sort of sad and grim as he spoke
of the marina. He was thinking
out loud about how he would try
and perhaps use an old beachcat
as an on-water work-truck to
get around, once the congestion
gets too stifing. He muttered
some other dismal projections
in a matter-of-fact tone and I
was about to say, “hey, have you
tried to get involved and make
your voice heard about this
stuff?” But then I thought – this
guy isn’t a community activist –
he’s a mechanic who’s focused
on making a living and fxing
our boats.
It’s his voice and many others
like his that will be silent while
this marina reforms. The word
on the street is the County of Los
Angeles does not care for the
likes of him or the future of this
place as a “boating community”
- that this is and will always be
a marina second and a county
paycheck frst. Many believe
that the county is the villain in
this passion play and would stop
at no immoral act in pursuit of
cash fow. There is no feeling of
loyalty. It is adversarial.
Me, I try to be objective and
guardedly hopeful – it’s my
way. I think the county has
done an awful job of selling the
good things that might be in our
future and I believe, generally
speaking, people despise major
change like this – which inspires
an aggravated negativity.
I encourage people to go to the
county’s www.envisionmdr.
com and participate. Weigh in
and interact. Frankly, I have no
idea if these folks are putting
on appearances or are truly
reaching out, but I do know if
no one plays along, there will
be no sympathy when unwanted
change steamrolls on in – it’s
worth a few minutes to let them
know you’re out there.
Important
Numbers
at a glance:
n Marina del Rey
Sheriff:
310-482-6000
n Los Angeles County
Lifeguard:
310-577-5700
n Vessel Assist:
800-399-1921
n Marine Life Rescue
800-39WHALE
FROM THE EDITOR
WHAT’S INSIDE
The Poli Ti cs of si lence
Coming Events 4
Of the Wire 6
Professionally Speaking by Tim Tunks 8
Considering Marine Professionals
Killer Dinghy Dock 10
A Dock and Dine in Marina del Rey Surfaces
Bizarre Behavior 11
A Strange Event Happens to Two Local Sailors
‘One More Time Regatta’ Rides Again 12
Classic Yachts Sail the Santa Monica Bay
Local Currents by Richard Schaefer 17
Catalina’s Ghoulish Glidden
Powertails 18
Halibut Tourney Results
Racing - An AlternateType of Clutch 20
Gizmo of the Month - Battliin’ the Dirty 22
OpenMIKE - The 13th Wave 24
Classifeds 25
Thanks for
picking it up!
Cover - Shadow Sails
by Pat Reynolds
Photo by Pat Reynolds
2013 The Mariner - Issue 125 3
94’ Sea Trec Comm certifed charter vessel -
operating business in Newp Bch $399,000
58 Hatteras 1979 motor yacht 3 staterooms,
private use or charter up to 49 guest $289,000
49 Gulfstar Flybridge motor yacht 1983
3 cabins, spacious interior $145,000
42 Sea Ray 2001 mtor yacht, twin dsls, larg-
er saloon model, turn key - from $179,000
38’ Dolphin 1985 twin diesl 2 cabin trawler
bristol! Teak interior, very equipped $87,000
41 Islander Freeport 1978 full keel double
cabin, needs major work $49,000 TRADE
68’ DeFever Trawler 1986 cockpit, 4
staterooms, great livaboard/cruiser $399,000
55 Spoiler 1990 loaded with new electronics,
just hauled, bottom painted $249,000
47 Hylas 1989 3 cabin motor yacht. Very
well maintained $149,000
42 Owens 1947 Classic aft cabin cockpit
restored to show condition $79,000
38’ Californian 1978 aft cab 2 disel trawler
much deck and interior space $49,000
35 Luhrs Alura express sportfsher new
electronics laded w/ gear $39,000
41 Hunter aft cockpit with aft cabin; have 2
-2000 an 2002, From $115,000
52 Californian cockpit MY 1990 $199,000
48 Californian 87 cockpit MY $169,000
47 Lien Hwa Mtr Yacht 1995, loaded Great
family boat or live abrd, motivated $189,000
39 Bayliner 2000 Cummins diesels, AC
loaded 400 hours, AC only $129,000
38 Bayliner convertible 1988 2 large
staterooms, twin diesels. Two helms $69,000
26’ Larson express 2004fully equipped new
canvas, $27,500
37 Fisher Pilothouse 1975 bluewater ketch
upgraded 1991 new engine $89,000 TRADE
60 Hatteras cockpit motor yacht 3 cabins
low price $152,500 slip available
50 Azimut Pilothouse 1989 3 cabins -
shows beautifully $199,000
47 Lein Hwa 1997 cummins dsls 350 hours,
shows like new - motivated seller $197000
39 Symbol 1989 double cabin Caterpillar
diesels $85,000
38 Carver 1988 motor yacht only $69,500
52 Irwin 1984 3 cabins and heads, spacious
interior. Great price $87,000
34 Cal cutter rig, 1979 MKIII diesel, wheel
loaded $17,500
Sistership
65 McKinna 2002 pilot house,3 cabins,
loaded low hours $699,000
36 Carver 1989 aft cab 2 state rooms, dual
controls, great for fam & livaboard $39,900
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June 29
“Suddenly in Command”
Boating Course
Flotilla 12-42 of the United States Coast Guard
Auxiliary will be offering a one day class to be
held from 9:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m at California
Yacht Club, 4469 Admiralty Way in Marina
del Rey. Suddenly in Command is designed
for those not generally at the helm but onboard
often. It will help you be prepared in case the
captain suddenly becomes incapacitated or falls
overboard. This class covers how to control
your boat and call for help, determine and
communicate your location, frst aid and use boat
repair kits etc. Also, descriptions typical boating
mishaps and how to prevent or minimize them,
basic boat handling and what equipment should
be onboard. Course fees are $35.00 per person
or $45.00 per couple, if paid in advance. Both
options include one set of course materials. See
website at www.uscga1242.org/classes.html
to register. For more information please email
[email protected] or call (424) 248-7190.
July 4
4th of July Fireworks
Celebration in MdR
The traditional freworks extravaganza over
Marina del Rey takes place annually on July
4th at 9 p.m., and lasts approximately 20
minutes. Celebrate in the marina, as one of few
communities still bringing in the 4th with a
bang! More info - 310-305-9545
July 4
Fourth of July is Avalon!
Annual 4th of July Parade, Dinner at the
Casino Ballroom, freworks display. The golf
cart parade down Crescent Avenue begins at 1
p.m. Enjoy a BBQ buffet dinner & music of the
USC Marching Band in the Casino Ballroom
with premium balcony viewing for the
freworks display over Avalon. Catalina Island
Chamber of Commerce. 310-510-1520, www.
CatalinaChamber.com
July 5
Fireworks at Two Harbors
Come watch our spectacular frework show over
the Isthmus Harbor. Fireworks begin at dark.
For more information contact Leslie Boutillier
at 310-510-4249, [email protected] or visit
our website at www.visittwoharbors.com
July 6
Children’s Festival at Two Harbors
Continue Independence Day weekend with our
27th Annual Children’s Festival. Have your
kids join us on the beach for crafts & activities.
For more information contact Leslie Boutillier
at 310-510-4249, [email protected] or visit
our website at www.visittwoharbors.com
July 6
Annual Dinghy Parade at
Two Harbors
Decorate your dinghy in a creative patriotic
theme and follow us in a parade through the
coves of the West End for our 12th Annual
Dinghy Parade. Prizes will be awarded to the
most creative dinghies. Starts at 2 p.m.
July 11
Summer Concert Series in Burton
Chace Park - “Opera at the Shore”
This popular series of free outdoor concerts is
held in one of the most spectacular waterfront
settings in Los Angeles, Burton W. Chace Park.
Attracting stellar musical talent, four classical
music concerts featuring the 75-member Marina
del Rey Summer Symphony alternate with
four exciting pop concerts on select Thursday
and Saturday evenings. This week Opera at the
Shore. All concerts begin at 7 p.m., generally
lasting two hours, and are free to the public.
Bands set up outside on the green in Burton
W. Chace Park, where audiences are invited to
picnic in advance of each concert. More info -
310-305-9545
July 11 & July 18
“Tasty Thursdays”
Farmer’s Market & Food Trucks
Stack up on fresh produce and artisan favorites
at the Marina del Rey Farmer’s Market. Locally
grown, organic fruits and veggies, pre-packaged
meals, delicious desserts, and hand-crafted
jewelry, clothing, arts & crafts. Marina Beach
parking lot every Thursday, 7:30 a.m. - 1:30
p.m. More info - 310-305-9545
July 20
15th Annual Gold Star Dive
in Avalon
Scuba divers search for gold stars in Casino
Point Underwater Park. This event is a fundraiser
for the Sheriff’s Department S.T.A.R. (Success
through Awareness and Resistance) Program
and the Catalina Hyperbaric Chamber. LA
County Sheriff’s Department. 310-510-0174,
www.CatalinaGoldStarDive.org
July 20
Summer Concert Series in
Burton Chace Park - Billy Ocean.
This popular series attracts stellar musical talent,
four classical music concerts featuring the 75-
member Marina del Rey Summer Symphony
alternate with four exciting pop concerts on
select Thursday and Saturday evenings. This
week - American Infuences. All concerts begin
at 7 p.m., generally lasting two hours, and are
free to the public. Bands set up outside on the
green in Burton W. Chace Park, where audiences
are invited to picnic in advance of each concert.
More info - 310-305-9545
July 25
Summer Concert Series in Burton
Chace Park - American Infuences.
This popular series attracts stellar musical talent,
four classical music concerts featuring the 75-
member Marina del Rey Summer Symphony
alternate with four exciting pop concerts on
select Thursday and Saturday evenings. This
week - American Infuences. All concerts begin
at 7 p.m. More info - 310-305-9545
July 25
CYC Yachting Luncheon
“The Road To Mandalay- the re-
Awakening of Forbidden Burma”
Join Yachting enthusiasts at 12 noon for the
California Yacht Club’s July presentation luncheon
featuring veteran travelers Marcello Coradini
and Karen McBride, who will share their recent
adventures in mystical Burma and the ethnic
tribal areas of neighboring Thailand. Their
photographic presentation will reveal Burma, now
called “Myanmar,” home to some of the earliest
civilizations of South East Asia, rich in culture and
archeology, as well as vast natural resources of
precious gems and metals. Marcello and Karen’s
captivating images and commentary will guarantee
a desire to follow in their footsteps before the
awakening sights of Burma loose their charm.
Happy Hour – Noon. Bountiful Buffet Luncheon
- 12:20 p.m. • Presentation 12:40. $17.50 includes
Luncheon, 9.00%tax, 18% service and parking
Open to all who enjoy yachting and adventure, as
a public service of CYC. Reservations appreciated.
California Yacht Club. 4469 Admiralty Way
Marina del Rey – 310.823.4567
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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July 28
Old Fashioned Day in the Park
Vintage yachts, antique classic cars, motorcycels,
vintage steam engines and ship models visit the
Marina and lovely Burton Chace Park. Bring a
camera for beautiful waterside shots. Free. 10
a.m. - 3 p.m. Sponsored by the Classic Yacht
Association. More info 310-429-3028
ONGOING
Live Music - Yacht Rock!
Unkle Monkey at The Warehouse -Steve
Stafford & Casey Jones of the popular local
band Unkle Monkey will be performing
Island Music and Soft Rock at the Warehouse
Restaurant every Wednesday night from 6-9 pm
Using guitar, ukulele, congas, and steel drum,
they play music from the Caribbean, Hawaii,
and other exotic ports. Come have a Mai Tai,
watch the sunset and enjoy some great live
music, right here in the marina ! Happy Hour
4-7 pm 4499 Admiralty Way
Marina del Rey Outrigger Canoe
Club
Come try this exciting team water sport at
Mothers’ Beach, Palawan Way (south of
Admiralty), Marina del Rey. Women practice
Mondays and Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. and
Saturdays at 8 a.m. Men practice Tuesdays and
Thursdays at 5:30 p.m. and Sundays at 7:30 a.m.
Newcomers are welcome! For more information,
contact Steve at (310) 997-2313 or Cal at (310)
902-8096; email [email protected], or
visit www.marinaoutrigger.org.
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
Sunday afternoons. Friday evenings start with
cocktails at 6:30 p.m. and dinner and music at
7:30 p.m. 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.
Marina Venice Yacht Club
Social Sundays
Join Marina Venice Yacht Club weekly for our
Social Sunday Open House from 4:00 PM to
7:00 PM. Food items are provided at a moderate
price. 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 call
(310) 853-0428, visit our website www.mvyc.
org, or contact [email protected]. .
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. 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 Jeanne Cronin at jeannecro@
gmail.com.
Single Mariners of Marina del Rey
Single Mariners of MDR meet at 7 p.m. 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 rick.
[email protected] or leave a message
at (310) 990-5541 by the Wednesday prior to the
Thursday meeting.
To list a coming event, email
[email protected]
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O F F T H E W I R E
Outriggers Gather at
Mother’s Beach
Murderer of Local
Couple Takes the Stand
Massive Mako Caught
Off Huntington Beach
Diesel Tank Cleaning &
Filter Systems Installed
at Your Slip
Water, Sludge & Algae Removed
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• Custom Fabrication & Modifcations
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Mother’s Beach on Palawan Way in Marina del
Rey was crawling with paddlers this past month
for the Kahanamoku Klassic – an iron man
outrigger canoe race. The race brought more
than 25 outrigger paddling clubs to the Marina
area with countless paddlers collecting to take
part in one of So Cal’s biggest paddling events
of the year. Stone-faced teams squared off in an
open ocean contest that was both community
oriented and fercely competitive. For full
results go to www.marinaoutrigger.org.
From a witness stand in Virginia, accused
Somali pirate Jilani Abdiali described how he,
himself was “scared” during the tragic attack on
S/V Quest, cruising home of Marina del Rey’s
Scott and Jean Adam, who were murdered in the
melee.
Abdiali said one of his cohorts “wasn’t even
trying to aim”. According to the Virginian Pilot
Abdiali said: “He was not shooting just one-by-
one. He was spraying,” he added. “I was scared.
I didn’t know where the next bullet was going
to come from.”
The armed men, by all accounts, murdered Scott
and Jean in 2011 along with cruising partners,
Phyllis Patricia Macay and Robert Riggle, both
of Seattle.
If convicted, Abdiali, along with two other
Somali pirates could face the death penalty.
A few Texan fshermen moseyed into town and
yanked out what appears to be a world record
catch. Off the coast of Huntington Beach the
Texas team, in a chartered boat, hauled in a
1,323.5-pound, 11-foot long mako after a two
and a half hour battle. If the catch is certifed it
would establish a new world record, surpassing
the previous 1,221-pound mako caught 12-
years ago.
“A monster of a shark came in,” said Jason
Johnston to a KTLA news team of the
experience. “Devouring everything in sight. We
got him [although it was female] hooked up and
about two and half hours later we got it to the
boat.”
Over the outrage of many who believe such an
apex predator should be left in the ocean, the
enormous fsh has apparently been donated to a
research company for study.
Photo Kent Williams
Photo Pat Reynolds
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The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
has approved fourth district Supervisor Don
Knabe’s motion to increase and make consistent
the County‘s funding for investment in Marina
del Rey.
“Marina del Rey is one of Los Angeles
County’s most precious regional assets and we
need to ensure it has continuous funding for
projects that improve the quality-of- life for
residents and visitors,” said Supervisor Knabe.
“Right now, most of the revenue generated by
Marina del Rey goes back into the County’s
general fund with very little set aside for
improvements to the Marina. That’s simply
not fair. My motion called for ongoing funding
which will allow for upgrades and repairs to
landscaping, bikeways, walking paths, play
equipment, community meeting space and
other public area improvements because no
funding has been available for these items
after meeting the most basic of the Marina’s
infrastructure needs. I appreciate the Board’s
support in making good stewardship of the
Marina a regional priority.”
Currently, capital improvements in Marina del
Rey are made through the Marina Accumulative
Capital Outlay (ACO) Fund and participation
fees. Knabe’s motion called for an increase to
the yearly allotment for the Marina, as well as
more balanced revenue sharing. The annual
allocation to the ACO is presently $2 million,
half of which depends on meeting revenue
targets. Knabe’s motion asked for a total ongoing
annual contribution of $4 million.
The County also receives one-time participation
fees on leasehold transactions which go back
into the County’s general fund with no consistent
formula for reinvestment back into the Marina.
Knabe’s motion called for a set reinvestment
schedule based on fee levels. He also asked for
a percentage of transit occupancy taxes (TOT)
to go, on an annual basis, to the Department of
Beaches and Harbors for use specifcally for
visitor-serving events, attractions and programs.
“It is now time for the County to put its money
where its mouth is and make our crown jewel a
priority,” said Knabe.
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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 wit-
ness 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]
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very harbor has a community of
professional boat workers with
specialized skills ranging from
sailmaking to marine electronics -
from painting to rigging, from engine mechanics
to marine plumbing (nothing spoils a trip like
plumbing problems), and almost every other
skill required to keep a vessel in proper working
order.
There is a secondary community of folks who work
on boats, most of whom don’t have the highest level
of specialized skills but who can still deliver effective
labor on repairs and upgrades at a lower hourly rate.
There are other levels, but you should be very selective
about letting uninformed workers around expensive
complex systems because costs from errors can easily
eclipse any anticipated savings.
Nearly every single piece of the boat represents
one alternative out of many choices, and most
upgrades and repairs also have alternatives. The
true professional knows his craft well from years
of experience and thereby has a rich supply of
alternatives from which to select.
This professional has a compelling and
continuing interest in his feld that drives his
curiosity to ferret out new things, measuring
them against traditional solutions.
Without that wisdom and experience the non-
professional boat owner is at a huge disadvantage
in knowing, let alone sorting the choices of
upgrades and repairs. The art of the professional
permits him to visualize the completed project
as he begins, while the amateur fnds his way as
he goes along.
Starting off on the right track is mighty important
with boat projects so buying some experience
at the beginning is a wise investment. The
professional’s wide range of experience opens
a narrow focus on one aspect of the project to
see its relationship with all the other complex
interacting systems of the boat.
Most of these professionals will share priceless
information and techniques in the course of
working or consulting for you. Be a curious
and attentive employer, making a point of being
around to get added value from the project.
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Killer
Dinghy
Dock!
f there were ever a complaint about Marina del Rey that comes
up again and again, it’s the fact that while there are waterside
restaurants, there were none that you actually visit by boat or
dinghy. We cruise the harbor with a boatload of friends and/or
family, looking and passing by the many restaurants that we cannot
stop and enjoy. Other Southern California harbors have figured it
out but for some reason the one, here in the heart of Los Angeles,
can’t make it happen. But, alas there is now one. The Killer Shrimp
restaurant has a pretty decent size docking area and local boaters are
checking it out.
“The people that sit on the upper patio love it,” said Bryon Cole
who is charge of publicity for the restaurant. “They’ll see new boats,
classics, or four dinghy’s following each other with little pirate flags
up or kayaks and paddleboards. It’s cool – for us, it’s definitely a
unique element for the brand and for the restaurant.”
Cole said that they see lots of kayakers and paddleboarders drop by
and indeed Phins Water Sports Club on Panay Way has integrated
Killer Shrimp into their social programs for their members.
“We’re seeing people who have rented kayaks and paddleboards. And
they’re putting together weekly groups – there will be 10 or 15 people
who paddle over, have some lunch or dinner and paddle back. So,
we’re seeing it cover the gamut – from people in large boats all the
way on down to people on kayaks and paddleboards.”
While the boater access element may have, in the beginning, been
thought of as a novelty for the restaurant, they are now seeing it as
a more legitimate stream of solid business coming in this other door.
Cole said that the restaurant is now looking into creating programs
and promotions aimed at the boating demographic and that over the
next month they are looking to introduce something for boaters.
According to Cole and owner Kevin Michaels, Killer Shrimp is
more than a restaurant in a community. They are interested in being
integrated into the community, hence the use of the docking access
that the Harbor House (previous restaurant that occupied that building)
didn’t explore. In that same vain, they also stage free public events.
“In addition to the dock-and-dine, we’re also pushing to create lots
and lots of events, said Cole. Whether they’re charity events or fun
events – now we’re doing Killer Rides, which are these amazing car
shows that we’re putting on. We’re trying to bring the community out
to not only visit the restaurant but things that are not even included in
the restaurant – things that are fun that say, ‘hey, we’re here – we’re
here to stay in this community and we want you to have just as much
fun as we do.’ For us it’s about growing the community.”
But for boaters, it’s about that dock. It has been a welcome sight for
many who do the mellow weekend harbor cruise and now they can
actually hop off and hang out a little.
“I have now made it one of my haunts when I’m out on my Boston
Whaler,“ said Scott Jarema who once wrote a story for The Mariner
criticizing the county for not having anything like this. “I’ve even
taken my sailboat there after a day on the water. Jarema continued:
On any given weekend when the weather is good, it’s hard to find a
spot to dock. I ran into Kevin on the water last weekend and even he
couldn’t find a spot to dock! Hopefully the other restaurants and more
importantly the County have taken notice of Killer Shrimp’s success
and will encourage “Dock & Dines’ going forward.”
Killer Shrimp at the end of E Basin is beginning to gain the attention of lots of boaters around the marina with the only true dock-and-dine space
available in Marina del Rey
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2013 The Mariner - Issue 125 11
‘One More Time Regatta’ Rides Again!
Photos Pat Reynolds
Santa Monica Bay was graced with some of the most beautiful wooden boats Southern California has to offer this past month as the One More Time
Wooden Hull Regatta was put on by the Pacifc Mariner’s Yacht Club and the Del Rey Yacht Club. While a healthy dose of classic wooden sailboats
is always the case in this annual event, this year the turnout was of a particularly higher level. Some of the most meticulously restored pristine yachts
imaginable sailed under a cloudless sky and an 11-knot breeze throughout the afternoon. Even Mr. America’s Cup himself, Dennis Conner, was part of
the feet sailing his beloved Splendor and true to form, took frst place. Conner was the last starter in the pursuit event that featured 13 classic wooden
boats. He credited his fne showing to excellent crew work, perfect sailing conditions and “beginners luck”.
The conditions favored racing designs - the cruising designed ketches could have used a bit more breeze. Sally, the 1928 ten meter boat owned by C.
F. Kohler came in second, and previous One More Time Regatta winner Bequia was third in class and fnished fourth overall. The latter was formerly
Bob Dylan’s 41 foot cutter and has been restored and raced by brothers Angel and Steven Lopez for a over a decade.
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Bizarre Behavior
Local sailors discover a man clinging for life on a buoy in MdR’s Main Channel
n a pleasant
We d n e s d a y
afternoon in early
June at about 1:00, I was
on the water in a Capri 14
instructing my California
Sailing Academy student
Doug Olear who spotted a
man hanging on to one of
the buoys marking the traffc
lane for boats under power
leaving Marina del Rey.
When we approached him,
he said he was okay but his
answers about what he was
doing, where he had come
from, where he was going
- were confusing. He said
he smoked and was having
chest problems. When we
offered to give him a ride,
he swam immediately to
the boat and scrambled aboard without assistance then laid down in the
cockpit on his back. In answer to Doug’s questions, our guest said he
still had trouble with his chest, gesturing with his hands grasping at his
shirt. The responses to questions dwindled and soon he became non-
responsive. He was fully dressed with the exception of shoes - his socks
still on his feet.

We headed for the Coast Guard Station about 300-yards directly
downwind and we covered him with a windbreaker, which may not have
helped his shivering.
I called 911 and talked to the Marina del Rey Fire Department, who
wanted an assessment of the patient’s condition and to know our location.
He was breathing but not hyperventilating, and cold. Now he couldn’t
respond. Doug said at one point he turned blue. While I was on the
phone, the victim stopped shivering but commenced again non-stop.
It was diffcult to answer certain questions for the fre department, like his
age and other needs, since we couldn’t get him to respond. We kept jibing
toward the Coast Guard Station, giving the fre department updates as to
our position and how close we were. The victim’s condition remained
the same - apparently stable but extremely cold. When we were about
30-yards from the dock, a lifeguard boat came out looking for us. We
fagged them down by waving our arms to get their attention. They came
alongside, but when they saw the condition of the victim, they directed
us to the dock which was about 20-yards away. Accessing the victim
on the water in the 14-foot dinghy, with our sails up and three aboard
knocking against the lifeguard boat would have been precarious or, at
the very least, laborious.
Thankfully, we were close
to the dock.
After docking the boat,
Doug and one of the life
guards immediately lifted
the man out of the boat
onto the dock. He was still
unresponsive and shivering.
The lifeguard put a space
blanket over him and then
paramedics arrived. They
began taking his vitals, gave
him oxygen and placed
wired sensors on various
points of his body. He
remained non-responsive
for about 20 minutes.
When he could fnally talk,
he identifed himself and
answered some personal
questions, but when asked questions about the situation we found him
in, his answers were murky. The buoy was only a short distance from the
north jetty - if he wanted to save himself, if he was capable of helping
himself - it wasn’t very far. Besides his physical strength, I assume his
thinking was also impaired.
His answers to the paramedic’s questions about his swimming were
confusing. Where had he started? What was trying to do? How long
was he in the water? Where was he going? He said something about the
fag on the breakwater, and getting “sucked in” but couldn’t complete
anything in context about his situation in the water.
The paramedics got as much information as they could and determined
he was all right to go to Marina Hospital. The victim was wrapped in
several layers of lightweight cotton blankets. When he was asked to sit
up then get up, he was clearly still somewhat incapacitated and needed
help from paramedics.
A sergeant from the Sheriff’s Department, who had been watching the
progress, passed by me he said “You guys were awesome - you saved his
life.” A fush of realization hit me that in one respect we were awesome
but perhaps within less than a minute I realized Doug and I were like so
many people in the same situation in Oklahoma, at the Boston Marathon,
at Sandy Beach - we were in the right place at the right time. After the
victim was in the sailboat, everything for us was easy. Doug and I did not
know how to treat him for acute hypothermia. We were lucky enough to
pull him out of the water and helped in saving his life. The paramedics
pulled him back to consciousness and back to life.
O
By Troy Smith
Photo Doug Olear
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s most of you know by now, I really
enjoy an odd story - especially one
with a Catalina backdrop - and boy,
this one is pretty odd.
This summer, The Catalina Island Museum,
is hosting a rather macabre display of photos
relating to the unusual discoveries of self-styled
anthropologist - some would say, grave robber -
Dr. Ralph Glidden.
Glidden stalked around the island’s back country
from about 1915 until the mid 1930’s digging
up...well, just about anything he could fnd,
including the remains of over 500 of the island’s
native inhabitants. His “research” was fnanced
by the New York based, Heye Foundation and
with additional funding and permission from
chewing gum tycoon, William Wrigley who
owned Catalina at the time.
Shortly before Glidden arrived on the island it
was not uncommon for locals to fnd artifacts
and sell them as souvenirs, and even use skulls,
bowls and mortars for target practice. It is
possible that Mr. Wrigley felt that any sort of
excavation and preservation was preferable to
blasting away at human remains and ancient
artifacts with frearms.
After spending a few years plundering Catalina,
the “professor” expanded his “research” to
Santa Cruz, Santa Rosa and San Miguel Islands.
He brought back boatloads of artifacts from
those islands and stored them on Catalina.
Glidden’s rough excavation of archeological
sites and careless storage of remains and
artifacts would forever hinder modern efforts
of trained archeologists to piece together the
pre-Columbian history of our local islands. But
Glidden was in search of sensationalism, more
funding and notoriety - not history.
In 1928, Glidden unearthed one of his more
unusual discoveries, the skeleton of a young
lady he called a “royal princess”, sitting in a
giant soapstone urn, with her fngers clenched
over the rim. The urn, he told local reporters at
the time, was surrounded by the skeletons of 64
children buried in tiers four deep, “with each
little head touching one another.”
About fve feet below the children, Glidden
said, was the skeleton of a man, 7 feet 8 inches
tall, with a spear blade embedded in his left
side. Glidden claimed it was evidence of a
prehistoric race of giant fair-skinned, blue-eyed
Native Americans. Incidentally, these types
of “giant skeletons” were also found on Santa
Cruz Island and in other parts of North America
- some have been well documented. However,
the photographs of Glidden’s discovery have
not been located. But the giant urn was a major
attraction of Glidden’s museum, about which
we will soon learn more.
Over the years spent on Catalina, Glidden
claimed to have found several of these giant
skeletons around the island - often near the
entrances to under ground caverns, caves and
grottos. It’s interesting to note that in the late
19th and early 20th century there was a popular
cult - similar to today’s UFO buffs - known
as, Hollow Earthers. They believed that these
prehistoric giants were actually guards to the
portals of the underworld.
As a matter of fact, in 1920, upon hearing of Dr.
Glidden’s discoveries, the Hollow Earth Society
sent a delegation to Catalina to investigate Dr.
Glidden’s giant sentries of the underworld. No
record has been found of the results of their
investigation. However, Hollow Earthers still
exist and have melded with various UFO cults.
These groups consider Catalina Island as one of
the major portals to the underworld and as a base
for UFOs both under the surrounding sea and
under the island. Island lore has it that Toyon
Bay, Blue Cavern Point, and Empire Landing
are locations for these concealed portals to the
inner earth.
At this point it seems appropriate to note that
paranormal investigators (ghost hunters)
consider Catalina one of the most haunted
locales on earth and also believe these portals
exist, perhaps leading to another dimension or
spirit world. Kinda like where Justin Bieber,
Lady GaGa and the Kardashians must have
come from.
Well anyway, getting back to Dr. Glidden.
The “professor”, after digging up most of the
island, came to the conclusion that the primary
areas of habitation on the island were located
at Little Harbor, Parson’s Landing, Isthmus
Cove, White’s Landing and Avalon. He dug up
hundreds of skeletons at the various locations
and found that the skeletons exhumed at the
Isthmus were 90% female (sheesh, talk about
being born too late). Glidden speculated that
West End society was ruled by women (probably
antecedents of today’s NOW members), while
the other locations were controlled by the
prehistorically typical, chauvinistic men.
Glidden also claimed to have found the remains
of the Temple of the Sun on the site of what
is now Empire Landing. He stated that the
“temple” was actually a collection of rock
pictures and ceremonial designs spread over
about two square miles - with possibly two or
three small structures encompassed within the
ceremonial “rock-a-tecture”.
By the early 1930s Glidden had pillaged most
L o c a l C u r r e n t s
by Captain Richard Schaefer
Catalina’s “Ghoulish Glidden”
On Display in Avalon
Continued on page 22
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18 The Mariner - Issue 125 2013
nder pleasant blue skies the Halibut Derby scale boldly read 33.5
lbs for angler Tim Sheridan of Venice as he won frst place in the
38th Annual Marina Del Rey Halibut Derby held in early June.
For this prize catch Sheridan will be enjoying a trip to Sitka Point Lodge
in Alaska.
Sheridan and the rest of the derby fshermen weathered the morning’s “June
gloom” and fshed the bay on a large rolling swell hoping for a chance to
pose next to Miss MDR Halibut, Chantel Zales with an enormous fsh. Not
everyone got the chance but it seemed everyone had a great time just the
same.
“I was impressed by the nice quality fsh that came in,” said Halibut Derby
Chairman John Szymura. “Many of the fsh that came in alive were big
enough to really be valuable to the hatchery. I’m stoked about that.” Szymura
also thanked all the volunteers and the many businesses that supported the
event with many valuable donations. He estimated the prizes awarded and
raffe swag easily went over $20,000 in total value.
Host organization, Marina Del Rey Anglers pride themselves on their
environmental consciousness and are quick to point out the derby has been
a vital source of info to scientists on halibut populations. MDRA hopes to
again have halibut as a fsh being restocked into the local bay. Currently the
anglers are working with scientists to develop a stock assessment of halibut
in the bay and are actively raising and releasing white seabass. The white
seabass pens have been the clubs principle conservation effort for the past
16 years. They donated the live fsh weighed in to Hubbs-Seaworld fsh hatchery in Carlsbad. The live fsh count was three fsh on Saturday and four
fsh on Sunday for a nice addition of seven new breeders into the hatchery.
The fnal results from the Halibut Derby:
1st TimSheridan 33.5lbHalibut AlaskaTrip
2nd PaulThompson 32.875ptsHalibut(Released) TunaTrip
3rd ZigmondFayani 26lbHalibut WhiteSeabassTrip
4th JeffCompton 20.375ptsHalibut(Released)
5th LesterVilchez 19.75ptsHalibut(Released)
The top lady angler entrant was Stacy Dumais who weighed in a 9.7 lb bag of rockfsh. She won a rod and reel combo and a trophy. The other lady
anglers received goody bags. The two top youth participants got trophies and prizes. Michael Uchio’s 5.1 lb bag of rockfsh took frst and Finley Wyatt’s
2.76 lb calico (released) took second.
The winning team at the derby was Jim Williams and Greg Busby. They weighed in 4 fsh for a great point average. Jim caught a 12 lb. halibut on day
one and an 18.9 on day two. Greg weighed in an 18.4 lb halibut on day one and an 8.4 on day two. They did not have the largest fsh but their consistency
paid off. Greg eventually admitted that they targeted the Hermosa and Manhattan Reefs.
This charity event also funds a major youth fshing activity of MDRA. The fshing club has organized 28 trips for this summer and intends to take
between 550 and 600 kids fshing for free this summer on the local party boat the Betty-O. Club members ride along as mentors and teach the children
about the ocean environment and good sportsmanship when fshing. When taking special needs kids there is often a 1:1 ratio of mentors to the kids. Last
year MDRA received an award from the County Housing Authority and LAPD for the programs’ positive effects on the kids that they serve.
For information regarding the fshing club and more results, visit www.mdranglers.com
P o w e r t a i l s
Halibut Derby Results!
Photography by www.DaveBentley.com
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By Keith Lambert
2013 The Mariner - Issue 125 19
Captain David Kirby
It’s On! The white sea bass bite has
beengoodupanddownthecoast-
maybe not here in the bay, but certainly
close by.
We’re seeing very consistent
rockfshingandthat’sbeenthemain
stapleforfllingsacksaroundhere.
The halibut have come in a little closer,
but still not like what we’ve seen in the
past.
Thisseasonisofftoaprettygood
start. Fishermen south of us are having
a good yellowtail bite and 200-miles
outsideSanDiegothebluefnare
biting. And the local Islands have
kicked out some nice white seabass.
The calicos should be showing soon,
sohavethoseplasticsready.
If you’re making bait, bag those extra
squid - fresh frozen is as good as it
gets.Youneverknowwhentheypop,
so be ready and you’ll stand a good
chance.
Wellthisanglerisgoingsharkfshing.
Catch and release!
Until next time Tight Lines!
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fter over 5,000nm testing these new
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Pogo 2, and as I am about to sail solo
to Hawaii again in less than 2 weeks, with the
same boat and the same clutches, I thought it
was time to share my enthusiasm for these
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Conventional rope clutches hold a rope using two
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are many disadvantages: the metal jaws damage
the rope overtime (sometimes very quickly), the
grip is not perfect and the rope can slip as the load
gets higher. Often, the rope has to be backed-
up on a winch. Also, under load, conventional
clutches are sometimes impossible to open and
with age, loaded or not, it gets worse.
The Constrictor® system holds the rope in a
textile sock, itself attached to an aluminum anchor
base. The system works like a “Chinese fnger-
trap”: the rope is gripped instantly within the
sock when running away from the Constrictor®
clutch, in other words, in the direction of the load.
However, the line runs freely through the sock
in the opposite direction - as you would pull the
rope with a conventional clutch.
The functionality of the Constrictor® clutch
is obviously identical to a conventional
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textile rope clutch is amazingly easy, and can
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What I like about the textile rope clutches are
that they’re lighter than conventional clutches
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clutch is two times as strong as a conventional
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of the island and found his grant money drying
up. However, by that time, he had amassed
a warehouse of bones and artifacts and felt
the timing was right to open a museum on the
outskirts of a bustling Avalon.
During that period, tents were a popular
way to build cheap housing in Avalon, and
so Glidden constructed his museum out of
canvass, stretched over a large wooden frame.
He didn’t just fll the museum with bones and
artifacts - he decorated with them as well.
Windows and doors were trimmed with long
bones. He strung fnger bones and vertebra into
strands of drooping “bone-beads” - festooned
from the ceiling and walls. He used heavy
thighbones as shelf braces and human pelvises
as cradles for colorful shells. But, the real treat
for visitors were the human skulls with candles
fickering from the eye sockets. Glidden even
had a string of skulls, with light bulbs inside,
hung in his museum - a place where everyday
was Halloween. Glidden also traded bones and
artifacts with other collectors and some of the
bones and skulls in his collection were, in fact,
Asian, Caucasian and African - oh, if only they
could tell their stories.
On summer weekends he had lines of curious
tourists willing to pay 35 cents to view his
displays of the macabre. However, within a few
years, the allure of musty bones and grotesque
trinkets waned and Glidden fell on hard times as
fewer tourists made the trek up the long dusty
road to the tent museum. It wasn’t long before
he sold many of the bones and artifacts to private
collectors and closed the “museum”.
Soon afterward, Glidden wrote a few articles for
various newspapers, journals and magazines.
But by the 1950s nearly all interest in the
“professor’s” tales and theories had melted away.
And, in 1962, he sold dozens of crates of bones
and artifacts to the University of California, Los
Angeles, for $5,000.
During his last years he wrote the Secret
History of Catalina but the thin manuscript
remained unsold and unpublished at the time
of his death.
Curiously, at the end of this saga, I fnd myself
wondering if Dr. Glidden was really that much
different than the degreed professors that, in
1962, bought his crates of bones and stored
them in the basement of a museum or those
who, today, disturb the resting places of ancient
peoples in the name of “science”.
The Catalina Museum will be featuring a photo
exhibit of Glidden’s collection until mid-
September.
Incidentally, the new Catalina Museum will be
having a ground-breaking ceremony at its new
site at about the same time. I’m hopeful that
the new museum will recapture some of the
quaint charm, character and interesting exhibits
that were lost when the Casino location was
remodeled into a stark, soulless, chrome and
glass “hotel lobby/gift shop” style a few years
back. But, knowing how things work at the
island I’m not allowing my hopes to soar.
Captain Richard Schaefer is a Licensed
U.S.C.G. Sailing Master and has instructed in
sailing and seamanship for more than 30 years.
He has managed yachts, skippered charters
delivered vessels and written for boating
publications. He can be reached for questions
or comments at (310) 460-8946 or e-mail at,
[email protected].
L o c a l C u r r e n t s
Continued from page 17
2013 The Mariner - Issue 125 23
Gizmo of the Month
Marina del Rey is a dirty place
with airplane pollution, the
collected material of all sorts
that blows off the roofs of adjacent
buildings (that’s why your boat gets so
dirty when its windy), and everything
else that falls out of our air. Boats get
dirty and if you use them when they’re
dirty - you get dirty.
Washing the boat down and drying it off
before use is not possible if you are a
Wednesday night racer or tight scheduled
weekender. Boat covers do keep the boat
clean but are large and expensive, besides taking
lots of storage space when not deployed.
We decided to save room, time, and money by
covering only the back half of the boat, which
also eliminated much ftting and fastener design.
Who sits on the deck forward of the mast, we
asked ourselves.
As a venerable race boat, we have lots of
winches and each had its own expensive bonnet
- things we would not need with a new cockpit
cover. We opened a cold beverage and began
to design and budget a simple solution that
rendered many benefts: a clean cockpit when
we get to the boat; no need for individual winch
covers and the time to take them off, stow
them, fnd them, and then put them pack on;
protection for the varnished wood work, and
something that could be used for cockpit shade
when needed.
To economize, we did a joint project with our
friend Oliver the sailmaker from UK Sails.
Gordon and I would do all the ftting work on
the boat and Oliver could stay in the loft making
money, which he likes to do. And a good deal
for us because we did the messing about with
boats, which is what we like to do.
Here is a good general boat project tip: save
your professional’s time futzing with you
and your project in the feld. Futz around by
yourself or with your futzing crew and keep
the professional’s time focused on defning and
accomplishing the task.
An accurate pattern is an excellent construction
document for it is a defnitive statement of
shapes and dimensions when transferring the
design from the boat to the shop, so we started
cutting and taping a cheap tarp to make the
initial pattern.
As some fnish details are dependent on others,
it can be useful to develop the pattern in stages,
with one stage fnished so that ftting can be
done for the subsequent detailing.
Oliver took our tarp pattern, fgured how
material would be seamed, ordered the
Sunbrella, and put together our cover
to the frst stage of construction. Back
to the boat with lots of clamps and bits
of bungee we secured the cover around
its sides to the slotted toe rail. We
determined the fnal shape by stapling
a hem around the perimeter, went back
to the shop for fnal cutting and sewing
- then one more trip to the boat to mark
exact grommet locations and fnishing
details around the backstay.
A brief visit to the shop for grommets and we
had it back to the boat for the fnal detail, which
was pinpointing where to place the elk hide
chafe protection patches at the wear points of
winch and other hardware contact.
We fgured about where each patch should go
along with its shape and size. We then cut the
patches from the hide, punched three holes
around the edge of each patch, and sewed
them in place on the topside with a few simple
stitches though the cover. It was then an easy
job for the seamstress to mark the underside
location by feeling the patch on the topside.
Breaking the project into stages made the job
easy and effcient for the pros. We saved lots
and got exactly the cover we wanted.
The women on the race crew were especially
grateful going to the club not having sacrifced
their clean bottoms to wipe the LA fallout off
the boat.
Battlin’ the Dirty
By Tim Tunks
Photo by Tim Tunks
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Is the 13th wave always the biggest?
Quick answer: No! I just saw the new Kon
Tiki movie and at the end, when they were
trying to pass over the reef, one of the crew
said they should wait for the 13th wave,
which would be the largest, and that would
take them over the reef. I don’t believe that
exchange ever happened and if it did, it was
wrong.
Waves on the open ocean interfere with
each other (different wave trains are formed
by different storms). When the waves are
traveling in more or less the same direction,
when they interfere with each other they form
“sets”. Actually, they form “sets” (periods of
higher waves) and “lulls” (periods of lower
waves). In scientifc terms this is labeled
constructive and destructive interference.
These sets and lulls can have a great variety
to them, depending on the original wave
trains that interfere with each other. Once the
interference pattern is set up, it will be pretty
consistent for the duration of the condition
that caused those wave trains to interfere
with each other. In other words, if you are
out on the water and start observing the sets
and lulls and notice that every 10th wave is
the biggest, that pattern will hold somewhat
constant for maybe hours or days. Next time
you go out, you may fnd every 8th wave is
generally the biggest, etc. It’s always a good
idea, whether you are a surfer or a boater to
pay attention to the current wave patterns of
the day.
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