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Issue #126
August 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
An I nt er vi ew wi t h t he off i ci al i n
charge of t he process
Envisioning a
New Marina del Rey
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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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Mailing address
P.O. Box 9403
Marina del Rey, CA 90295
The Mariner appears on the last
Friday of every month.
This issue July 26 - Aug. 30
I’ve had a pile of dinghies
since I started this thing. The
frst year, I had nothing and
I ran around trying to glom
rides from anyone to get on-
water shots. Then, to start
year two, I got a 9-ft Aquapro
hard bottom with a 5HP
Suzuki and I was liberated.
I’ve gone through a bunch since
then but last year I got my baby
– a Novurania 14-foot center
console RIB – packing a 2008
40-HP Honda. The boat is a bit
old (mid 90’s) but I don’t care.
That thing loves me and I love
it. We do everything together.
Mostly it’s on the water stuff but
I’d love to take it to the movies
sometime – we’ll see.
This past month, me, the dinghy
and my friend went to Two
Harbors in the morning, scooted
up to Avalon for lunch (2 beers)
and cruised home in a thick
fog and short torturous chop.
It is small but mighty. My core
muscles were sore for days, so
it’s a something of a personal
trainer as well.
The other night at around 10:30 I
got a call from a friend – he said,
“does your RIB have running
lights?”
“It does,” I replied clad only in
underpants.
He explained that we needed to
go out about 12-miles and fnd
a friend of ours who was having
a health issue and needed a bit
of help. It was a motocross
ride and we were pounding
blindly into some good-
sized waves – fying off
some of them, but my little
yellow boat worked like a
depression-era dayworker
– all in.
We had to tow his boat half
the way back and my dingy did
not complain. I am proud of that
thing. It has a windshield from
an old motorcycle, a discarded
sailboat hatch as a tee-top and a
slow leak in the forward chamber,
but it is my loyal infatable friend
that I love dearly…ok, yeah,
maybe that last part paints the
wrong picture. Anyway, I really
like that little boat…
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
A Mi ghty Di nghy
Coming Events 4
Of the Wire 6
Surviving Anarchy 9
Popular Sailing Website Gets Taken to Court
Envisioning a New Marina del Rey 10
Interview with County Ofcial Gina Natoli
Pair ‘a Poles by Tim Tunks 12
Taking along extra spin poles for long-range cruising
Local Currents by Richard Schaefer 17
Anchoring Tips
Powertails 18
Ethanol Woes
Racing - Transpac Results 20
Gizmo of the Month - Siphoning 22
Classifeds 25
Thanks for
picking it up!
Cover - Basin at Sunset
by Pat Reynolds
Photo by Pat Reynolds
2013 The Mariner - Issue 126 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
47’ Bayliner 1987 Pilothouse 3 cab very
clean and equipped - motivated $199,000
42 Owens 1947 Classic aft cabin cockpit
restored to show condition $79,000
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 $39,000 TRADE
68’ DeFever Trawler 1986 cockpit, 4
staterooms, great livaboard/cruiser $399,000
52 Californian cockpit MY 1990 $199,000
48 Californian 87 cockpit MY $169,000
47 Hylas 1989 3 cabin motor yacht. Very
well maintained $149,000
39’ Carver 1994 mtr yacht - have 2; gas and
disl models, equipped/clean from $79,000
38’ Californian 1978 aft cab 2 disel trawler
much deck and interior space $59,000
36’ Sea Ray 1983 express, rebuilt, new en-
gine, fully equipped slip available $35,900
41 Hunter aft cockpit with aft cabin; have 2
-2000 an 2002, From $115,000
50 Azimut Pilothouse 1989 3 cabins -
shows beautifully $199,000
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
35 Luhrs Alura express sportfsher new
electronics laded w/ gear $39,000
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
49 Gulfstar Flybridge motor yacht 1983
3 cabins, spacious interior $179,000
42 Sea Ray 2001 mtor yacht, twin dsls, larg-
er saloon model, turn key - from $179,000
39 Symbol 1989 double cabin Caterpillar
diesels $85,000
38 Carver 1988 motor yacht only $69,500
26’ Larson express 2004fully equipped new
canvas, $27,500
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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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
August 1
“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. Popular L.A.-based food trucks also roll
into Marina Beach on Thursdays during it’s
“Beach Eats” Gourmet Food Truck Event. From
5 - 9 p.m., exciting, in-demand trucks like Rolln
Lobster and Holy Aioli will circle the beach
parking lot, completing a day made strictly for
food enthusiasts. Affordable parking at Marina
Beach during both events. Beginning at 7:30
a.m. 310-305-9545
August 3
Summer Concert Series in Burton
Chace Park – Taylor Dane
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. Arrive early and bring
low beach chairs and blankets for frst-come,
frst-served seating. A limited number of chairs
are available for on-site rental. 13650 Mindanao
Way. Paid public parking is throughout the
community, and summer transportation services
will be operating. More info 310-305-9545
August 3
Children’s Challenge
at Two Harbors
Kids of all ages are welcome at our 15th Annual
Children’s Challenge. Meet us on the beach
for a fun-flled hour of team relays, races, &
activities. Ice cream will be served to all of our
participants. For more information or questions
please contact Leslie Boutillier at 310-510-
4249, [email protected] or visit our website
at www.visittwoharbors.com
August 8
Summer Concert Series in Burton
Chace Park – Imaginary Places
Classical music concert featuring the 75-member
Marina del Rey Summer Symphony.
See info above.
August 13
Women’s Sailing Association
Speaker Sasha Zaripov
Come hear about the rich history and tradition
of the largest women’s sailing event on Santa
Monica Bay – WOW/WAH - Women on the
Water / Women at the Helm Regatta. The
evenings multi-media presentation will be
hosted by the 2013 ASMBYC Women’s Sailing
Coordinator, Sasha Zaripov, and will include a
panel of past winners, new skippers, past regatta
chairs, as well as owners who have generously
lent their boats out to women skippers. This
year’s WOW/WAH regatta is August 24-25 and
WSA is one of the regatta sponsors. We hope this
presentation will inspire people to get involved
as a racer, part of the race committee, or with
after-race hospitality. The evening begins at
6:30 p.m. with a social hour, no-host cocktails
and a hosted dinner with the meeting beginning
at 7:30 p.m. The speaker will begin at 8 p.m. For
more information, email wsasmbmembership@
gmail.com, visit our website: www.wsasmb.org
or friend us on Facebook.
August 17
Summer Concert Series in Burton
Chace Park – Poncho Sanchez
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. Arrive early and bring
low beach chairs and blankets for frst-come,
frst-served seating. A limited number of chairs
are available for on-site rental. 13650 Mindanao
Way. Paid public parking is throughout the
community, and summer transportation services
will be operating. More info 310-305-9545
August 17
Los Angeles Triathlon
1.5 K swim at 7 a.m. at Venice Beach, north
of Venice Pier between Washington Blvd. &
Venice Blvd., followed by 40K bike race & 10K
run which winds through Hollywood & ends in
Downtown L.A. More info 714-978-1528
August 22
Summer Concert Series in Burton
Chace Park – Russian Reprise
Classical music concert featuring the 75-
member Marina del Rey Summer Symphony.
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. Arrive early and bring
low beach chairs and blankets for frst-come,
frst-served seating. A limited number of chairs
are available for on-site rental. 13650 Mindanao
Way. Paid public parking is throughout the
community, and summer transportation services
will be operating. More info 310-305-9545
August 23
Four Preps in Concert at Avalon
Enjoy a magical evening of everything from
Doo-Wop to pop standards with the Four Preps,
singing their enchanting 26 Miles Across the
Sea in the legendary Avalon Theatre. The Four
Preps will appear in concert as a beneft for the
Rotary Club of Avalon in the Casino Building’s
Avalon Theatre on Friday, August 23rd from 6
p.m. to 8 p.m. Tickets start at $25 per person.
For more info go to www.catalinachamber.com/
fourpreps
August 26,27
23rd 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. 310-467-2371, www.ChurchMouse.org
August 31
Jimmy Walker “Buffalo Chip” Toss
Come test your athletic skills and compete for
the furthest toss at our 27th Annual Buffalo Chip
Toss. Choose your chip wisely! Prizes will be
awarded for the furthest throws. All chips will
be provided for the event. For more information
or questions please contact Leslie Boutillier at
310-510-4249, [email protected] or visit
our website at www.visittwoharbors.com
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.?
2013 The Mariner - Issue 126 5
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
Paddle Event Calls for Call for Chase Boats
Esprit Complex and
Anchorage Sold
Diesel Tank Cleaning &
Filter Systems Installed
at Your Slip
Water, Sludge & Algae Removed
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NEW REPAIRS
Every year there’s a legendary paddleboard race
called the Catalina Classic that is a challenging
32 mile run from Two Harbors, Catalina to the
Manhattan Beach Pier. For reasons of safety
and to provide support, each of these endurance
athletes requires an escort boat.
Organizers are looking for skippers with channel
experience, seaworthy boats with a minimum of
VHF, GPS and complete safety equipment for
this on August 26 event. Good handling at 4 to 6
mph is a plus (sailboat and trawler owners).
After a send-off barbeque at the Isthmus the
paddlers leave the next dawn. Once past Ship
Rock the boats meet up with their paddlers.
Using your GPS and compass the boater keeps
his/her paddler on course, provides nutrition
and keeps the committee updated via VHF.
Upon arriving at the mainland the team shares
the exhilaration of a diffcult task done well.
Photo taken during the 2011 Catalina Classic
showing the handoff of a water bottle to a
paddler while the guy in the stern has a pool
scoop to pick up the empty bottle. Photo
courtesy of Paddle for Cause.
The event dates back to 1955 when Bob
Hogan founded the international Paddleboard
Competition from Catalina to Manhattan Beach
Pier. It took a break for some time but was
revived in 1982 by Gibby Gibson and Buddy
Bohn. Today the race continues to thrive.
For more information email paddle4cause@
gmail.com” or call/text (949) 370-9161.
The Los Angeles Times has reported that the
Esprit apartment complex and anchorage in
Marina del Rey has been sold for $225-million
in what they said: “represents one of the
largest real estate deals of the year in Southern
California.”
As many MdR residents know, the 437-unit
complex with 227 boat slips was vacant for what
seemed like a lifetime amidst a host of rumors
why the project couldn’t get fnished.
It was completed in 2008 and soon after
developer Doug Ring, who had many holdings
in Marina del Rey died of what was speculated
to be a suicide.
“The buyers paid top dollar for Esprit because
the marina is on the economic upswing and land
there is hard to come by,” Ken Lombard, from
one of the two investment frms that purchased
the property, told the Times.
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O F F T H E W I R E
“Boater’s Paradise” Proposed for Pier 44
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On June 10, Jack Hollander and Associates proposed to the Department of Beaches and Harbors a
fairly large-scale plan for the Pier 44 area in Marina del Rey. The proposal submits that West Marine
and a “specialty market” like Trader Joe’s would be built on the area that features frontages on
Admiralty Way, Mindanao Way and Bali Way. The proposal makes repeated references to appeasing
the boating community.
“Accommodating boaters was of the utmost importance when designing Pier 44” said Jack Hollander
in the proposal. “As designed, boaters will be able to buy boats, purchase boat parts, store their
boats, as well as, buy food and beverages without leaving the site. “

Hollander continued: “Our proposed development plan for Pier 44 can certainly be called a ‘boaters
paradise’. The project has been designed to provide boaters the amenities and functions they
require.”
The lot is also supposed to incorporate over 8,000 square feet for what they say will be a “major
restaurant”, a space for boat brokers, a relocated yacht club and a boaters lounge.
“Pacifc Marina Ventures, LLC has always held the belief that residents of Marina del Rey and
boaters who come and enjoy the harbor should be provided with a place where they can rest and
meet other boaters,” Hollander said.
For more information go to the Department of Beaches and harbors’ website at http://beaches.
lacounty.gov/
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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]
2013 The Mariner - Issue 126 9
n the late 90s when print
publications began to
fall out of favor or
fold all together and
internet sites began to take
over the work of dispersing
info, one site in the sailing
world rose high above all
others. When Sailing Anarchy
came on the scene out of
Southern California in 1999
they announced they would
never kowtow to anyone, print
“lame” press releases or have
advertisers dictate editorial
content. “Where the status
quo blows” reads the tag line.
The site took off, generating
enormous traffc. Along
with it’s trademark caustic editorial style the
site included a forum component that is now
arguably the lifeblood of the site. It is extremely
active and refects the personality of SA’s editor
and founder Scot Tempesta – snarky, sarcastic
and often scornful. It’s a lion’s den in the SA
forums and one has to know the terrain to
interact without being attacked and insulted by
other forum members. It’s “inside baseball” -
there’s no patience for weak arguments or an
unformulated thought in many of the SA forums.
The brutality of anonymity thrives here with
humiliation and abuse as the preferred form of
punishment.
Tempesta has set the tone of this now very
powerful media outlet. And it’s a wild tone –
one that can get away from you. And that is the
question these days for Mr. Tempesta and his
faithful team - did it get away from him?
For the past few years, the controversial
Internet editor has been embroiled in a full-on
defamation lawsuit from a fellow sailor with
extremely deep pockets – a very angry fellow
sailor. Sailing Anarchy has taken aim at many
high-profle targets through the years. Top
selling boat manufacturers, America’s Cup
personalities - anything and anyone who they
believe is deserving of scrutiny will suffer the
wrath. But when multimillionaire Dan Meyers,
CEO of First Marblehead Corp (a lending
company), got put on the SA grill, he chose not
to play along.
According to court documents, in August of
2010, SA published a story about the America’s
Cup that included a photograph of Meyers with
Alinghi owner Ernesto Bertarelli on his AC
boat. In the caption Meyers was referred to as
“Ballast the Hutt” and it read: “the new system
uses the heft of multi-millionaire grifter Dan
Meyers to create righting moment as well as to
infuse Alinghi with much-needed capital for the
affair.” Meyers didn’t think it was such great
joke.
While it’s safe to speculate that he didn’t like
being ridiculed for his waistline, it was the
“grifter” assertion that would be the main weapon
for Meyer’s counter attack. The irritated Meyers
threatened Tempesta with legal action and, true
to form, the defant publisher scoffed and sited
the 1st amendment. But Meyers was undeterred
and fled suit because as the complaint reads it:
“accused him in a derogatory fashion of being
a ‘grifter’ and that readers of the website would
interpret the ‘grifter’ term to mean “ ‘a con artist,
swindler, dishonest gambler or the like...”
Meyers was not going away. He has continued
his effort to sink Sailing
Anarchy through an unceasing
(and expensive) legal assault.
Tempesta has maintained
his bravado throughout the
circumstance but last month
published a clear admission
that things are tenuous. He
formed a “Sailing Anarchy
Legal Fund”, announced with
the heading “Sailing Anarchy
is Fighting for its Life”.
In a plea to the readership,
Tempesta made his case that
Meyers had “decided to make
it his personal goal to bankrupt
us for speaking our mind.” He
continued:
“It will be up to you who wins
this suit. Meyers has proven he is fghting with
nothing but his wallet. We have the truth on our
side and an army of supporters, but without your
money, we lose. It’s your decision: Do we live
or do we die?”
And that is the question. Can the most popular
and powerful sailing website in the country be
leveled by a wealthy man with deep pockets and
an even deeper grudge?
“We’ve apologized in person for hurting
his feelings, and we’ve offered all kinds of
assurances to make it go away regardless of who
we think is right,” Tempesta wrote. “We’ve done
everything we could to settle the case, but were
essentially told to f**k off — over and over
again. In the meantime, we’ve already spent
a heartbreaking amount of money on lawyers
and fees as the case has wound its way through
preliminary hearings and motions for almost
three years. Our insurance won’t cover any of
it – not the trial, nor the hundreds of thousands
we’ve already spent.”
Tempesta calls the case a matter of “good versus
evil” but there are others who say it’s a case of
chickens coming home to roost. Like nearly
everything else, time and money will ultimately
dictate the outcome.
S u r v i v i n g A n a r c h y
By Pat Reynolds
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Envisioning a New Marina del Rey
Exclusive interview with Supervising Regional Planner Gina Natoli
The Mariner caught up with Supervising
Regional Planner for the Los Angeles
County Department of Regional Planning,
Gina Natoli to discuss the “envisioning”
community outreach process that is currently
underway. Natoli and her team are urging the
community to weigh in on how they would
like to see a future Marina del Rey as this
redevelopment goes forward.
The Mariner: Do you think asking the
community to make recommendations and
suggestions with no information about the
inherent parameters is still effective?
Natoli: When we’re talking about the
community at large – there really aren’t
parameters other than – this is our community
and what do you want it to look like? I’ve
always wondered about the notion that you
have to have a list of parcels in front of you
before you can discuss what you want your
community to be. You don’t need a list of
parcels to tell us, “you know we need more
walkable areas” or “we’d like a place to sit
down when we’re on the promenade” or “I
can’t ride my bike safely.” I might want to
know where you feel the most threatened
on your bike or what types of additions or
amenities would help you feel more protected,
but as far as picking individual parcels and
discussing them – that doesn’t apply. Since
we’re dealing with a community vision, we
have to be able to look at the entire marina.
Does that mean we’ll wipe the map clean and
start all over again? Probably not. We look at
- what do people want and where does it make
the most sense for what we want. If we want
to have a walkable/livable community – if we
want to have a community with the amenities
that boaters, visitors, recreationalists and
residents need – we throw it all in the pot and
figure out where to put it. Should we have
retail spread all over the marina or should
we concentrate it someplace? Should we
have restaurants spread around or should
we concentrate it? Those are the kinds of
questions we ask that aren’t necessarily parcel
specific. Because based on the answers,
then we have to decide what to do. Having
visioning and focus groups gives us a broad
picture and some details about what you want
to see, what the issues are and what you think
the solutions are because maybe that will lead
us to one course of action. It’s a very iterative
process. All of this gives us information that
we will then synthesize, evaluate, analyze
to come up with the amendments we will
finally propose to the LCP – that’s why this
visioning is very important. We have to be
able to understand what people want, what
they think works or doesn’t work so we can
sit back with the experts that we’ve hired and
discuss these things.
The Mariner: This sounds a bit like a master
plan but it’s not, correct?
Natoli: Correct. I know a lot of people say
we need a master plan in Marina del Rey and
I always hold up the Local Coastal Program –
I hold up the Land Use Plan and the Specific
Plan and say “this is the master plan.” You
may not like it and there may be some things
that need to change about it, but it is our
blueprint for development and it is our rules
for development. The reason we wouldn’t do
a traditional master plan in Marina del Rey
is because we can’t limit ourselves to that. A
master plan is something you would do in a
place like Irvine – where you’re starting fresh
or at a college campus or hospital facility. As
land use regulators for Marina del Rey we can
never say, [for example]: “the only thing you
can ever have on this parcel is a Ralphs, or a
Post Office, because we’re trying to create a
community and allow a community to come
in. If we were the builder and the economic
drivers we could do that, but the county can’t
do that. We have to wait for people to come
to us and ask. We need to make it specific but
in a flexible way – that’s why we’ll have land
use categories where we’ll say [for example],
“on this parcel you can have a restaurant, or
a market or a nightclub or some other visitor
serving use.
The Mariner: So you can dictate that kind
of thing.
Natoli: We can give people a list. That’s what
we do. That’s what our zoning ordinance
does throughout the county. We will assign
zones that will allow a variety of uses on a
specific parcel, but we tend to do that in a
comprehensive way.
The Mariner: Can you dictate to the lease
holders certain specifics that you/we want
- for example, on the promenade certain
lighting, design elements or even a loss of a
piece of their front lawn for the good of the
greater project?
Natoli: Absolutely and we do. Lessees right
now, as we redevelop, are going to be required
to put in the promenade. But as with any
business, whether it’s in the marina or out in
any of our other unincorporated communities
we have contracts with the developers that
we must uphold. So, if someone has a long-
term lease with us we have to wait until that
lease comes up before we can make certain
changes. Hypothetically, let’s say we wanted
to turn the office building next to the library
into a restaurant, but the lease doesn’t come
up for another 15 or 20 years – that might
be how long we’d have to wait to make that
change.
The Mariner: How do you balance the
boating element and the visitor element of
Marina del Rey when handling the outreach?
Natoli: It is so important that boating
continue to be key to the character – it’s the
history and the heart of the marina. Beaches
and Harbors and Regional Planning are
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in complete agreement on this. We need to
focus uses on the water. We need to improve
the connectivity and the access between the
water and the land.
The Mariner: Do you believe, from where
you sit, that there’s a portion of participants
(opinion providers) that see the boating aspect
as an ornamental element of MdR?
Natoli: I haven’t really run into that. I know
I run into people who feel boating is not
that important, but I wouldn’t say anyone
perceives it as ornamental.
The Mariner: Is there talk about making the
“center” of Marina del Rey more towards the
water than a land based idea?
Natoli: Yes. One of the things that’s been
discussed with our mobility consultant is
looking at the connections with the waterbus,
the land shuttle and working on what is called
a “park once strategy”. We’d like to be able
to get people into the marina, out of their cars
and move them around in different ways and
I think the waterbus could be an important
component of that – maybe not a complete
component. How we’re looking at it is – if
we want to revitalize the marina and make
it easier for people to get around, either
through the waterbus or a land shuttle – is
it best done having the retail where it is and
the uses where they are or should the uses be
rearranged somehow to make it more enticing,
more appealing. That’s what we’re having
our consultants look at. Are the uses where
they should be for attracting people and ease
of use and just plain good common sense? If
we were to decide that we didn’t want any
other retail in the marina – that would really
effect where we put things and what we did
with things. So, knowing the mix of uses that
people want to see and what we want to try
and have in the marina and then looking at
the logistics of getting people in and moved
around – it’s not a simple answer – there’s a
lot going into it.
The Mariner: What particular feedback has
been most popular?
Natoli: I would say it would be related to
traffic and trying to reduce traffic. Also
there’s been a lot of comments about boater
amenities, making sure we accommodate
boater’s needs and non motorized boater
amenities as well.
The Mariner: Have you heard criticism
about how your outreach is going?
Natoli: We have received criticism that we’re
not doing enough of an outreach
The Mariner: Do you think it’s accurate or
merited?
Natoli: I never feel like we do enough
outreach but that’s because I would always
like to have more ways in which to reach
more people.
The Mariner: Skeptics say that this is all an
exercise that enables L.A. County to say they
preformed an outreach – but in the end, it’s
all for show and they will do what they want
and need to do. How would you respond?
Natoli: It’s not for show. We really do want
the input - we really do want information.
We want to take what we learn and try and
incorporate it into the amendments and the
changes we’re going to be making to the LCP.
I think where people become disappointed is
when they don’t see what they’ve suggested
or what they want to see, in the [final
product]. And we don’t always explain why
we couldn’t do something. We can never do
what everyone wants. We’re looking for what
would most people like to see and can we
implement it? Even though we’re the county,
we can’t do everything.
The Mariner: Would you say that you and
your team are sort of the ears of the county
in this process?
Natoli: Our job is to listen and propose. I’ve
been telling my staff for years that it’s our job
to ask, and someone else’s job to decide. It
may be Public Works that decides something
can’t be done or Beaches and Harbors or
County Council because of some legal issue.
Maybe it’s state law. Some might say for
example, put grass on the promenade but
ADA rules wouldn’t allow for it.
The Mariner: And it’s not your job to tell us
that the ADA thinks that.
Natoli: Maybe it’s not but maybe we should
though. Maybe that is partly our job.
The Mariner: Is there anything else you’d
like to put out there?
Natoli: What I do want to get out there is
that we appreciate people coming in asking
questions and giving their opinions and we
do want to hear it, we really do.
The Mariner: When will you be presenting
the vision plan?
Natoli: We will be presenting it sometime at
the end of September or early October. We
will have a community meeting on the Vision
Plan. We must be to the Board of Supervisors
with our draft by September 2014.
The public can contact Gina Natoli or Kevin
Finkel with input at (213) 974-6422 or
[email protected].
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here were many “Sidewalk
Supervisors” monitoring my
progress loading up at the PMYC
guest dock for my third trip down
to Mexico, so there was no shortage of advice
and editorial comments about various choices
I had made.
“Two spinnaker poles on a cruising boat? With
my cruising asymmetrical chute I don’t even
need one,” noted one “expert”. “Seems like
a fsh with a pair of bicycles in his garage,”
said another. I didn’t bother answering those
onlookers, but let me tell you my reasons for
carrying a pair of poles.
1. A truly self-suffcient offshore cruiser
would carry some sort of spare spar to jury rig
a replacement for a broken boom. A spinnaker
pole is a far better alternative than lashing oars
and boat hooks together. Sometimes sailboats
lose their masts and lack engine range or
capability to get safely to port, in which case
an extra spar or two for jury rigging some sail
power could make a huge difference in how
their stories end.
2. When cruising offshore you sometimes have to “sail the wind that
blows,” making the best of whatever conditions you encounter once
your passage begins. My frst run down to Mexico on Scallywag
found us in three days of substantial breeze on a broad reach down
to Bahia Magdalena. This leg would have been far more diffcult
to manage without the pole to wing out a small part of the roller
reefng genoa using a simple trick I learned on my old Cal 27.

That trick was to use both a foreguy and an after guy to stabilize the
pole between the opposing forces of topping lift, fore, and afterguys.
Many cruisers omit the afterguy assuming the genoa sheet performs that
function when the sail is set, not thinking so much about what happens
during the transitions between jibes or other sail trim changes. Once the
sheet is eased the pole is free to swing forward and then to swing back
as far as the foreguy will allow - assuming the foreguy had been set.

With the pole stabilized by the two guys, it was easy to adjust both sail
area and clew position appropriately for the wind strength and point of
sail without the pole swinging about. To make jibes easy with my end-
for-end rigged pole, a second lazy afterguy was rigged on the other side
of the boat.

My single handing jibe technique was to preset the lazy afterguy, ease
the foreguy just a bit, and adjust the autopilot to reach up ten degrees
to help stabilize the boat. Tripping the pole from the mast under a bit of
load was done carefully as the lazy jib sheet was placed in its jaws and
the pole was thrust out to the opposite side. Presetting the new afterguy
kept the pole stable once the new mast end is made fast. Back to the
cockpit I set the autopilot to steer through the jibe as I handled the sheets
and swung the boom over, producing an easy controlled singlehanded
jibe.
3. My stowage system for one pole (see photo) provided two great
benefts. Attached at head height to the mast with the other end lashed
into the sturdy bow pulpit it provided a stable and handy spar to hold
when going forward to watch dolphins bow wave riding or for any other
purpose. It also provided a bit of bowsprit through which the cruising
spinnaker’s tack line would lead after frst passing through the spare
anchor roller. This forward tack-lead provided a large enough slot that
I could carry a genoa under the spinnaker in light wind close reaching,
which was an awesome capability on a cruising boat.

4. I stowed my R.I.B. dinghy inverted on the foredeck, which provided
a challenge for the single-hander to launch and retrieve. Again, the pole
provided an attachment point to rig the lifting halyard with an outhaul
line run through the pole end ftting, to provide a straight up pull when
raising the dinghy. Once the inverted dinghy was off the deck, it was
easy to rotate the dinghy into an upright attitude by hooking the other
spin halyard to the inside lifting bridal. With the outhaul line around
Pair ‘a Poles
Why not pack an extra spin pole on your next long-range cruise?
T
By Tim Tunks
Scallywag tied to “A” Dock in Marina Vallarta in 1991. Note that no other docks are yet com-
plete making Scallywag one of only two dozen boats in residence.
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the lifting halyards, it was easy to swing the
pole and dinghy outboard without it pushing
toward the mast. Stowage was the reverse
operation.
5. Effective fopper stoppers of some sort
can turn an open roadstead into a pleasant
anchorage, and out-rigging the stopper’s lift
ring away from the boat increases effectiveness
of the unit by lengthening the lever arm to
provide greater roll resistance. I carried two
fopper stoppers so I could rig one on each
side of the boat with the two poles, which
frequently made for a comfortable and private
anchorage that few others were prepared to
share.

A penalty of finding comfort in rolling waters
is that you are slower to notice conditions
deteriorating and sometimes have to bail
out in a hurry. Tripping the outboard end of
the pole would allow the out-rigged flopper
stopper to return to the side of the boat, and
a second lift line attached to a corner of the
rectangular unit facilitated easy retrieval,
even if the boat was now underway. Once a
safe course through the swells and out of the
roadstead had been set on the autopilot, the
poles and flopper stoppers could be properly
stowed.
6. Poles out-rigged on both sides of the boat
provided additional mooring points for the
windsurfers so they wouldn’t bang against
the hull, and were handy for a visiting hard
dinghies with inadequate rub rails and
fenders.
The moral is that even though fsh don’t need
bicycles, cruising boats can use an extra
spinnaker pole.
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handful of years back I wrote a
column for The Mariner about
anchoring. I covered the topic of
anchoring at our Channel Islands
and Catalina pretty well (I just
reread it - email me and I’ll send you a copy).
Anyway, I just returned from eight days at the
island and did a lot of anchoring and it occurs
to me that there is still a thing or two I didn’t
cover years back and it might be good to revisit
the topic in a less structured way... so, let’s just
talk for a bit.
When you open a West Marine catalog there’s
just all sorts of anchors pictured in there - some
of them pretty darn expensive. When I read
articles and test reports about the anchors it
seems that the most expensive are always the
ones that seem to hold the best and provide
the most security for your boat. Now, I was a
licensed, private investigator and body guard for
a number years and I guess you could say that I
fnd that.... well... a little...uh...suspect.
Now, I’m no expert on metallurgy, engineering,
or anchor design, but I have meandered around
a lot of harbors from Mexico to Canada. I
particularly like to look over the commercial
boats and their equipment docked in these
diverse locations.
It’s important to understand that most Captains,
aboard these hard working, commercial vessels,
are “hawsepipers” - when boys or young men,
they learned their trade at sea and aren’t out
there for fun. They know that their boats are
their livelihood and even more importantly,
their lives depend on their craft and equipment.
Mulling this over further, it occurred to me that
they can’t always pick and choose the weather,
sea conditions and often times, not even where
they will be anchoring. So it makes sense that
these men know a lot more about anchoring than
most any “yachtsman” and probably more than
the majority of folks who work in a chandlery.
For all those reasons, I pay particular attention
to their choice of ground tackle.
I fnd that most of these boats generally have
either a “Fisherman” anchor or an old Northill
on deck or hanging from a hawse pipe. Both
types are rarely seen on pleasure boats and even
more rarely in chandleries. However, those
old classically designed anchors are probably
still the best choice on rocky or heavily kelped
bottoms.
However, the primary working anchor is most
often a “Bruce” or claw type anchor. If I had to
make an educated guess, I’d say that more than
75% of working boats from 40 - 100 feet use the
Bruce anchor.
Recently, my son Nathan was working on a boat
owned by a world cruiser from Australia. I was
meeting Nathan in the Channel Islands boatyard
and I spotted a Bruce on the cruiser from down-
under. My son noticed as well and asked him
about his choice of this neo-classic anchor. The
Aussie simply said, “That’s what commercial
boys use back home - and that’s good enough
for me.” We both smiled and nodded.
Since I have usually had a Bruce as a primary, for
over 30 years, the sight of so many commercial
boats using them always makes me feel more
than a little reassured by the choice.
You see, when I frst started boating in the late
70’s - the heyday of boating in America - the
Bruce anchor was the new anchor du jour.
Every boat show had a big sand box with an
upside down Bruce anchor in it, attached to a
long piece of line. The salesman would offer the
end of the line/rode to a curious boater and bid
him, “Pull”. Almost magically, the Bruce would
move just a few inches and them turn over and
dig into the sand immediately. Within a foot or
two the Bruce became completely buried and
immovable. A lot of Bruce anchors were sold by
those demos, and they sold me.
Back in those days (jeez, I sound like Long John
Silver) I did a fair amount of scuba diving and
being the curious sort, often dove in anchorages
to see how various anchors set in the bottom.
I saw long furrows plowed by CQRs (plows)
and the sight of a Danforth with only one fuke
partially buried or a small rock jammed between
shank and fukes, was common. All I ever saw
of a Bruce was a bit of its shank or just the chain
disappearing beneath the sand.
Now, all that said, I am cognizant that claw type
anchors are not particularly effective in kelp
or soupy mud. However, I have never found
anchoring in kelp particularly desirable and
my Bruce has never dragged appreciably in the
commonly 20 knot + winds of Catalina Harbor
which generally has a mud bottom.
I have only dragged anchor 3 times in more
than 35 years and each one of those incidents
happened when using a plow (CQR) with an all
chain rode. Why they have such an enduring
reputation and are still used by so many offshore
cruisers, is a mystery to me. My feeling has
always been simply that, “plows, plow,”.
Now, in the interest of full disclosure, I have
never used a Ronca or Manson, but just by
looking at their design I would think they would
out preform a CQR or a Danforth type quite
easily. I’ve had limited experience with a Delta,
but the few times I’ve used them the results
have been good.
Maybe when I see the commercial guys
switching over to some other type I’ll go with
the fow and dump the Bruce....but not yet.
Note: I know nothing about the Chinese made
Bruce knockoffs. But, I’ve observed that their
castings look a little rough and most Chinese
stuff I’ve used has been generally of substandard
quality. Sadly, in a declining market/economoy,
there’s not much choice anymore.
I think another issue that isn’t emphasized
often enough is the use of an all chain rode. I
recall a windy night, 30 years ago when I was
L o c a l C u r r e n t s
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Dropping Anchor
On Display in Avalon
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18 The Mariner - Issue 126 2013
ver since E10 gasoline (gas containing 10% ethanol) became widely available several years ago, the nation’s largest recreational boat owners
group, BoatUS, has received hundreds of calls and emails complaining about boat engine problems. The majority of complaints concern older
outboard motors, those made before about 1990. BoatUS’ Seaworthy magazine asked Mercury Marine’s Ed Alyanak and Frank Kelley, who
between them have over 60 years of experience, to fnd out what’s made these decades-old outboards more susceptible to ethanol’s well-known
problems and what owners can do.
1. Vulnerable hoses: In the mid 1980’s new standards (SAE J1527) for fuel hoses were developed for “gasohol,” which was known to deteriorate
rubber and plastics. Since then, problems with hoses have largely gone away, but that doesn’t mean they are maintenance free. Tech Tip: Any hose
older than 10 years should be replaced. Here’s another way to test rubber fuel hose condition: wipe a clean rag along the hose. If you smell gas on
the rag, replace the hose immediately.
2. Carburetors: O-rings and rubber carburetor parts on older engines tend to get hard and brittle when exposed to ethanol and then break off in bits and
pieces causing clogs, misfres and shutdowns. Pre-1990 carburetors were also made from alloys that didn’t stand up to ethanol, leading to corrosion
that can cause tiny fuel orifces to clog, resulting in hard starts and poor running. Old carbs are also “dumb” in that they were designed to run on
only one type of fuel. Ethanol, however, has more oxygen and affects the air/fuel ratio, causing engines to run leaner and hotter. Tech Tip: The best
solution with old outboards is to run straight gas - if you can fnd it. Some mechanics may also have the ability to “recalibrate” a carburetor to tolerate
E10 (note: gas with ethanol greater than 10% should never be used with any boat engine).
3. Plastic fuel flter bowl: Some older engines may have plastic fuel flter bowls. Tech Tip: If you still have one, replace immediately with a metal
bowl.
4. Fuel fll gasket: Keeping water out of the fuel tank is even more important with ethanol as it can eventually lead to the formation of two separate
solutions in the gas tank (water and fuel), also known as phase separation. The process is more common on older boats which are more likely to have
accumulated water at the bottom of the tank. Once phase separation happens - the tipping point when water in the gas is either harmlessly ingested
or transformed into a corrosive mixture no engine will run on - there’s no going back. No fuel additive can restore E10 back to its normal state. Tech
Tip: Age and exposure to ethanol can rot fll gaskets or O-rings. Replace them every few years.
5. “Gunk” in the tank: It is still possible that some old outboards and boat fuel systems have yet to sip a drop of E10. But once your boat drinks its
frst tankful, ethanol will “scour” or dissolve the gunk that’s been coating the tank walls (and hoses) for years. Tech tip: You may want to think about
hiring a professional to have the tank drained completely of any gas and water at the bottom before adding your frst load of E10. If not, keep a supply
of flters on hand - they will clog quickly. Always use a fuel stabilizer and avoid using octane boosters that contain ethanol.
For more information on ethanol and boat engines, go to http://www.BoatUS.com/seaworthy/ethanol.asp.
P o w e r t a i l s
Ethanol Woes
E
After recently seeing a local Captain (of a couple of large private yachts) pulling dinghy’s up to the Marina del Rey launch ramp with a mechanic from
Regency Boats and Motors there to receive them, I asked “what’s with all the dinghy’s?” The Captain replied, “ethanol”. He explained that they had
sat for two long and now had to see the outboard doctor. So with that in mind, we thought it be a good idea to print an article that BoatUS sent our
way about the subject. Also to remind outboard owners that the Marina del Rey Landing (fuel dock) has fuel that contains an additive that counteracts
some of these issues - ed.
2013 The Mariner - Issue 126 19
Captain David Kirby
The summer, so far, is showing great
signs for being a memorable 2013
fshing season. It has been looking
good for all anglers around the bay but
particularly for those to the north and
south of us.
Here in the bay our local bite has
included white seabass and barracuda
with rockfsh, halibut, lingcod, sculpin,
and some big sandbass.
The local Islands have had there fair
share of the bite this summer as well.
White seabass, yellowtail and some
really nice calicos are being caught on
plastics.
August is the time when a better quality
of fsh starts coming around. Take the
time to put fresh line on in the 20lb.
to 25lb and 30lb to 40 lb ranges. Also
have plenty of 2/0 hooks and different
size lead sliders in your tackle box.
As for bait, we’re now seeing both fn
bait and squid to choose from. With
water temps in the 70s and rising, it’s
go time!
Until next time……………..Tight Lines!
According to Dave
Fishing Update by Marina del Rey’s
Master Fisherman
Captain Dave Kirby
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Honolulu, Hawaii – July 18, 2013 – After a long
trip that included a wide range of conditions and
a chance at a course record, John Sangmeister’s
Lending Club is the frst boat in the feet to cross
the fnish line of the 47th Transpac at Diamond
Head with an elapsed time of 5 days 11 hours 52
minutes 33 seconds over the 2225-mile course.
The modifed ORMA 73 trimaran was sailed
by a crew of nine and was just a few hours
from breaking the fully-crewed multihull
course record of 5 days 9 hours 18 minutes 26
seconds set in 1997 by the 86-foot catamaran
Explorer, due in part to damage sustained from
two separate impact incidents that damaged the
carbon fber centerboard on the boat.
“There were at least six major impacts we had
with debris out there,” said boat captain Ryan
Breymaier. “In all, I think we probably spent about
10 hours working with the damage on the board.”
Breymaier explained that the team had to hoist
the board up out of the hull, assess the damage,
then re-insert it because the water pressure at
high boat speeds could create damage to the
trunk. The board was even swapped end-for-end
after one large impact, but then that end too was
damaged from another impact.
“Despite all these problems, it was still a great
race,” said Braymaier, who has been an active
offshore multihull racer for several years, most
recently in the MOD 70 Class. “These boats
are really fast and fun to sail, but the race being
slightly lighter than average for us kept the
record just out of reach. If we had just a few
more knots of wind we would have been here
yesterday.”
Syd Fischer’s Elliott 100 Ragamuffn crossed
the fnish line at Diamond Head to be the fastest
monohull to complete the 2225-mile course.
For this feat Ragamuffn and its crew of 20 will
be awarded the Merlin Trophy, dedicated in
2009 by Trisha Steele and named for the Bill
Lee-designed and built boat that in 1977 set a
new course record that stood for 20 years and
ushered in a new age of high speed offshore race
boat design.
Since Ragamuffn has a canting keel, stored power
is needed to lift the keel blade, and thus the boat
is not eligible for manual power-only elapsed
time awards such as the Barn Door Trophy.
After starting nearly on Saturday, July 13, at Point
Fermin in Los Angeles, the Australian team’s total
elapsed time was 6 days, 8 hours, 17 minutes, 26
seconds for an average speed over the course of
14.6 knots. This is nearly 18 hours off the existing
record set in 2009 by Neville Crichton’s Reichel/
Pugh 100 Alfa Romeo II, whose average speed
on the course was 16.5 knots.
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anchored at the mouth of Fry’s Harbor on Santa
Cruz Island. I was dozing in the cockpit - sort
of keeping a blurry eyed anchor watch - when
suddenly awakened by a thud. I looked over the
cockpit coaming and was startled to see another
face peering at me. “You’re dragging.”, was all
“the face” said.
I pulled up the anchor line and found it had
chafed through on a rock. “There’s a lot of rock
out here.” The midnight stranger said. Do you
have a secondary?” The rest of the crew was
already coming on deck and preparing our other
anchor to deploy.
There was something vaguely familiar about the
guy - even in the darkness. I said, “Don’t I know
you?”
“Maybe, or you’ve seen my picture. I’m Mike
Pizzell. I’m a charter Captain and I’ve written a
lot of articles and give seminars on cruising the
Channel Islands.”
I thought to myself, “Great - just great...”. That
was the night I learned the importance of an all
chain rode.
I’m of the opinion, that all chain is the most
important requisite for safe anchoring for two
reasons. First, as I just illustrated, chain is
immune to chafe on the sea bottom. Second,
chain requires only about half the scope of a
combination nylon/chain rode, and that means
a shorter swing radius.
I understand that many small boats use one
boat length of chain and the remainder of the
rode is laid/three strand nylon and sometimes
braided nylon. (Note: generally 3-strand is
preferred; better to grip, easier to splice/repair
and has shock absorbing/stretch qualities.) This
combination is fne for boats 30 feet and under
that rarely anchor. However, if you anchor
often, a windless and an all chain rode is the
way to go.
I fnd that most of the time, using all chain, I
can safely anchor with three times the water
depth of rode. Remember to measure from the
surface to the bottom - not from the bow, and
take into account the tide, calculating scope
based on the high tide - not the low. Further, this
is only acceptable during settled conditions, in
a protected anchorage, with a good bottom, on
a closely attended boat. Also, I recommend a
“snubber” of laid nylon, about 12 feet in length,
shackled to the chain and made fast to a cleat
on the foredeck. After attaching the snubber,
be sure to pay out a foot or so of chain so that
the strain of the anchor is transferred to the
snubbing line.
When conditions are not ideal then, of course,
use as much scope as possible, under the
circumstances.
One fnal bit of advice. Always have, “Plan B”,
in mind. If the anchorage you have chosen turns
into a howling, churning caldron in the middle
of the night you’ll already know where to fnd
shelter and you’re less likely to try and “stick
it out” in a deteriorating situation. Remember,
“When in doubt - Get Out!”
Richard Schaefer is a USCG Lic. Ships Master
of Sail and Power Vessels. He has taught sailing,
managed yachts, performed charters and
deliveries for over 30 years. He can be reached
for lessons or consultation at, (310) 460-8946
or email, [email protected]
L o c a l C u r r e n t s
Continued from page 17
2013 The Mariner - Issue 126 23
Gizmo of the Month
ack in my teenage years some
kids’ cars carried a length of
hose long enough to reach
through the fller cap to the bottom
of an automobile fuel tank with
the other end stuck in a container
set on the ground. As you’ve no
doubt deduced, this hose was used
for acquiring gasoline and you may
even remember the taste from your
frst mouthful when suck-starting
such a siphon.
There are better ways…
Hauling and transferring fuids was
a basic part of cruising Mexico in
1990. Fuel in Cabo san Lucas came
from the Pemex station on the edge
of town next to the immigration
offce where you flled your jugs
and caught a taxi back to the dinghy
dock. You eventually made it back
to your boat rolling in the outer
anchorage where no funnel was
large enough to catch all the fuel
you’d pour toward your tank.
“You can learn something new every day as
long as you aren’t too stupid.” my grandfather
advised. I developed the following trick after
watching the fuel supply guy in Zihuatanejo
siphon outboard fuel from the full jugs in
his pick-up to the empty ones the fshermen
presented at quayside.
Here is some science: a gravity siphon will run
once air has been expelled from the tube and
will continue to run as long as the receiving
container is lower than the fuid level in the
supply container. To start the siphon fow, the
pressure at the outlet end of the hose must be
lower than the supply end, and that is how the
sucking start became the standard in my youth.
The Zihuatanejo fuel guy inverted our process
by increasing the air pressure inside the supply
jug instead of reducing the pressure in the hose
as we did with our suck start. His technique
was to seal the hose in the neck of the plastic
supply jug with his hand while he gave the jug a
sudden powerful hug to compress the container,
increasing the internal air pressure enough to
force the fuel up through the hose and start the
siphon action.
However the hug start is less effective when
the container is only partially flled because
there is a far larger volume of air to compress.
This diffculty lead me to an alternative for
increasing pressure in the supply container to
start the siphon - blow into it.
My frst attempt had me sealing the siphon hose
into the supply container with two cupped hands
leaving a small gap to blow into. One big breath
was suffcient to get the last two gallons from a
fve gallon jug. How much simpler and cleaner
siphoning was compared to pouring through a
funnel on a rocking boat at anchor.
But this technique brought my mouth and face
right up to the fuel vapors triggering unwelcome
memories of my youth. One more element was
required to reach the fnal elegant solution and
that was the blow hose. One end was placed
along the siphon hose just inside the neck of the
supply vessel and sealed by hand or wrapped rag.
Using this blow hose, face and nose could now
be out of range of noxious
vapors and the blow could
be delivered from a greater
distance while striking a
more dignifed pose.
The last step was to make
a tape ring around one
end of the siphon hose to
identify which end was
the mouthpiece when the
hose was retrieved from
its Zip Lock storage bag. I
continued to use this fuid
transfer tool for the next
decade and swear by its
use.
This story along with many
of your past favorites and
many new ones too will
be found in the Gizmo
appendix of Tim’s new
book The Best Gift Ever.
www.thebestgiftever.info
for more information.
Siphon Tricks
By Tim Tunks
Illustration by Tim Tunks
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