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BIZARRE CALIFORNIA BOATING NEWS SINCE 1971
NO. 1137
SEPT. 18 – OCT. 1, 2020
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA DESIGNATED AS AN ‘AQUACULTURE OPPORTUNITY AREA’
CHARLIE BUCKINGHAM RUNS AWAY WITH FINN PACIFIC COAST CHAMPIONSHIP
DANA POINT HARBOR REVITALIZATION GAINS MOMENTUM
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ONE YEAR SINCE CONCEPTION VICTIMS REMEMBERED AS INVESTIGATION RESULTS EXPECTED A plaque bearing the names of those lost in the dive boat fire was unveiled. The National Transportation Safety Board, meanwhile, plans to hold a meeting to consider results of its investigation. P. 8
NAUTICAL BANTER:
YOU’RE NEVER TOO OLD FOR BOATER SCHOOL
T
he Log’s Parimal M. Rohit and Kevin Davis engage in another banter session, this time about the value of boater education. All new boater should definitely learn a few lessons in a classroom setting. Veteran boaters, just the same, can also learn a thing or two from boater school. P. 10
ASK A MARITIME ATTORNEY:
CHARTER PROGRAM BREACH
W
hat happens when a yacht charter management company enters into an agreement with a boater and then breaches that agreement? Maritime attorney David Weil provides some perspective of what the boater’s possible rights and remedies. P. 5
PROTECTED SPECIES?
PACIFIC LEATHERBACK SEA TURTLE INCHES CLOSER TO ENDANGERED STATUS INSIDE P. 6