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CALIFORNIA BOATING NEWS SINCE 1971

NO. 1133

JULY 24 - AUGUST 6, 2020

STATE WATER BOARDS PROPOSES PLAN TO STREAMLINE REGULATION OF WATER POLLUTION

NAUTICAL BANTER: THE SEASICK LIFE OF PETS: YOUR ILL DOG OR CAT ONBOARD

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“ARE THERE ANY BOATS LEFT IN SO CAL?” ADAPTING TO COVID: CONSERVANCY’S NATURALIST TRAINING GOES ONLINE; CITY ALLOWS BEACH DINING

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isitor traffic to Avalon is down 73 percent because of Covid-19, but local businesses and organizations are trying to adapt to changing realities. Catalina Island Conservancy, for example, now offers its Level 1 Naturalist Training course online. Avalon City Hall has also allowed outdoor dining on the beach. P. 12

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he Covid-19 pandemic hasn’t been good news for the economy, as a whole. The boating economy, however, appears to be thriving – so much so that the boat purchasing market appears to be thriving.

The Log speaks with a few people in the industry to find out why business is thriving amidst a global pandemic.

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NAVIGATION RISK ASSESSMENT COMPLETED FOR PROPOSED VENTURA SHELLFISH AQUACULTURE PROJECT

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n assessment needed to clear a regulatory hurdle for a proposed shellfish aquaculture farm near Ventura Harbor has been completed.

Ventura Shellfish Enterprise hopes to grow Mediterranean mussels at a 2,000-acre aquatic farm. P. 18

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Moor ings Reopened at Two Harbors Including Areas From White s Landing to Emerald Bay

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BIZARRE

Family boating in Wisconsin saves bear swimming with cheese ball tub on head

By LINDSEY GLASGOW BLOOMER, WISCONSIN—A boat day out

on a Wisconsin lake fishing turned into a rescue mission for a family who spotted a young bear cub with a plastic tub stuck on its head. The bear was swimming across Marsh-Miller Lake, ironically with a cheese ball container on his head in a state known as the “cheese state.”

Tricia Hurt posted a video of the rescue mission to her Facebook page on June 28.

“Never dreamt we would ever do this in our life time,” Hurt wrote in the Facebook video post. “Out on Marshmiller Lake yesterday with Brian Hurt and Brady Hurt when we spotted this poor bear.”

The family saw the black bear as they were headed home from a day of fishing.

The bear can be seen in the video struggling to swim across the lake with a plastic

cheese ball container filled with an inch or so of water around its head.

“We’re trying to figure out how we’re going to get this tub off his head,” Tricia said in the video as they pulled their boat up next the young bear.

The video shows Brian pulling on the tub and a lot of splashing before he lets go. The family circles around and pulls up to the bear a second time and this time the tub was successfully removed. The bear is then seen swimming off toward the shore. Tricia confirmed in the Facebook post the bear made it safely to land.

The family told news sources after getting back to shore, they learned the bear had been spotted with the container on its head several times in the days prior, and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources had been looking for it, with no luck.

Since being posted, the video has been shared more than 24,000 times. The video can be viewed at bit.ly/3gAlgbf.

Screenshots from a Facebook video posted by Tricia Hurt show the family pulling a plastic tub off the head of a bear swimming in a Wisconsin lake.

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COMMUNITY Have an opinion about something you read in The Log ?

Write to: The Log Editorial, P.O. Box 1337, Newport Beach, CA 92663 editor@thelog.com.

Letters/Online Comments RE: “Long Beach amends

maintenance contract with Los Cerritos Wetlands” (JUNE 26-JULY 9)

In the Manila Dunes well-meaning folks removed non-native vegetation resulting in the draining of the very wetlands that we were paying to enhance.

Now our once fixed dunes are now destabilized, wildlife has disappeared and erosion is out of control. Please learn from our mistake, don’t listen to Nativists.

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RE: “King Harbor

Mooring Field Revenues Don’t Cover Maintenance Costs: Should it be Reduced?”

(JULY 10-23)

Insufficient information is provided in the article for any reasonable evaluation, even aside from the requirements of the Grant Agreement with DBW. There is also a hint, but no real information that the

private contractors involved with management and maintenance may not be happy with the current arrangement. The occupancy rate as presented is dismal, but there s no real information about possible reasons, ranging from condition of the individual moorings, limitations on length of stay, cost per night calculations, comparative costs for short term slips, availability of services (starting with shore boat service), location comfort, security (crime), safety (natural events) and so on. All should be available and in the mix before any meaningful discussion can take place. Opinion surveys are not cheap, or accurate, depending on the method, sources, and payer, but I’d bet some people have some readily accessible, reliable, and independent sources already have some information, maybe some ideas and more than a few suggestions.

Brian Aherne

FAST FACTS

Bloody Thursday - July 5, 1934

By PARIMAL M. ROHIT S TAT E W I D E —Ju ly 2020 i s

almost over – our next issue of The Log will take us into August.

We’re officially in the dog days of summer. The past few weeks and months have been headlined by a global health pandemic and civil unrest. This is, obviously, not the first time we’ve experienced unrest and uneasiness in the month of July.

A labor strike in the summer of 1934 resulted in violence and waterfront blockages.

July 5, 1934 was known as Bloody Thursday – a day hailed

by Bay Area press as “the darkest day” San Francisco experienced since April 18, 1906 (the day the city experienced a massive earthquake).

Bloody Thursday refers to the day San Francisco police faced off with thousands of longshoremen. Two people reportedly died as a result of the clash, with 32 others shot and many more hospitalized.

The San Francisco Chronicle called Bloody Thursday “a Gettysburg in the miniature.”

Longshoremen from Southern California to the Alaskan panhandle had been striking since May of that year, shortly after unionizing. Sailors, pilots, marine unions and other maritime interests also joined in on the strike, which had resulted in the closure of many ports.

San Francisco was the epicenter of “Bloody Thursday,” Ship owners reportedly tried to re-open San Francisco’s Embarcadero amidst labor disputes – first on July 3, then again on July

5. It was July 5 when the rioting took place – with the National Guard hailed in to help ease tensions.

Bloody Thursday wasn’t just limited to San Francisco, however. The ripple effects of that day were also felt here in Southern California, particularly in San Pedro. Longshoremen at the Port of L.A. were on strike in May 1934, according to a news report. They received word of strikebreakers arriving at one of the local docks. It wasn’t long before the longshoremen and strikebreakers became entangled in a violent clash.

A plaque would eventually be installed at a park in San Pedro to commemorate the strikers who died in San Francisco on Bloody Thursday.

All comments are edited for grammar and clarity.

S TA N D I N G On Board With Johnson

by J.R. Johnson

WAT C H

STATE WATER BOARDS PROPOSES PLAN TO STREAMLINE REGULATION OF WATER POLLUTION A five-year plan to reduce water pollution is on the table, but at least one group of boating advocates say the state’s proposal is too restrictive. Public comments on the plan can be submitted through July 31.

By PARIMAL M. ROHIT STATEWIDE—Streamlined regulations could be coming to a marina near you – and an active recreational boating organization is not too happy with the state’s proposed plan. The State Water Resources Control

Board, also known as the State Water Board, specifically proposed a five-year plan to meet the requirements of the federal Clean Water Act, or CWA. The plan, per the conditions of the CWA, must implement a management program to control nonpoint source pollution.

The goal of any plan proposed by the State Water Board would

have to reduce pollution sources and improve water quality, according to a review of the state’s proposed plan.

California’s 2020-2025 Nonpoint Source Program Implementation Plan aims to “present, in one place, the general goals and objectives of the colead agencies for addressing See STANDING WATCH page 7

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Founded in 1971 NO. 1133

By David Weil

JULY 24 - AUGUST 6, 2020

Canadian boat liens in the United States: What you need to know

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QUESTION:

I am a boat mechanic with a shop in Southern California. I did a lot of work on a boat recently, but before the job was finished a creditor filed a lawsuit in Federal Court in Los Angeles and the U.S. Marshals arrested the boat. I have learned the creditor is a shipyard in British Columbia and they filed the lawsuit to collect on an unpaid bill for work done in their yard last year. Where does this leave me? Could I make a claim in the lawsuit? If the boat is sold at auction will I be paid? Is a lien for work completed in Canada valid in the United States?

A NSW ER: A ll ver y good questions, and I will try to answer them without dragging everyone into a law school class on maritime liens.

Let’s start with the definition of a lien. A lien is a form of security interest granted over an item of property to secure the payment of a debt or other claim. A maritime lien arises when the property in question is a boat, but the laws that govern the enforcement of a maritime lien may vary considerably depending on where in the world

the boat is located.

Maritime liens may arise from many different sources, including crew wages, salvage, and a long list of other services.

The liens that are most familiar to recreational boat owners include their mortgage and claims for services rendered, such as mechanical repairs, shipyard work, and slip rental. A lien for these types of services rendered is known as a lien for “necessaries,” and this is one area where U.S. law differs substantially from the rest of the world.

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In this country, a lien for necessaries will be a senior claim against the boat if it arises prior to the recording of a mortgage.

This is important because the mortgage may otherwise consume all of the owner’s equity in the boat. Even where a lien for necessaries arises after the mortgage, it is a valid lien that may be enforced through a federal court procedure to arrest the boat. And, unless the boat is sold through the federal court procedure, the lien will stay with the boat after it is sold, even if the buyer has no notice of the existence of the lien.

Other countries are not so generous. For example, in Canada and the United Kingdom, a lien for necessaries is valid only while the lien holder has possession of the boat. It is always subordinate to a mortgage, regardless of when it arose, and it is automatically extinguished upon the sale of the boat, regardless of how the boat is sold.

Looking at our reader’s case, the boat was arrested pursuant

to a federal court order in a lawsuit filed in California by a Canadian shipyard. Under Canadian law, the yard would have lost its lien when they gave up possession of the boat. But the validity of maritime liens and priorities among competing creditors are determined by applying the law of the jurisdiction where the foreclosure action is brought. In this case the foreclosure action was filed in a Federal Court in California, so the claims are evaluated under U.S. maritime law. Our reader and the Canadian shipyard both appear to have valid maritime liens for necessaries, but our reader cannot pursue his claim until he becomes a part of the lawsuit. Our next step is therefore to get him a seat at the table.

Competing creditors may each pursue their claims in a lien foreclosure lawsuit filed by one creditor, but only after the additional creditors formally enter the lawsuit by filing a “complaint in intervention.” The process is See ATTORNEY page 24

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East jetty repairs, channel entrance dredging set to begin in Newport Beach The Army Corp of Engineers will spend $3 million to dredge an estimated 70,000 cubic yards of material at the harbor channel entrance and repair the jetty adjacent to Corona del Mar State Beach.

By LINDSEY GLASGOW

N EW PORT BE ACH—The A r my Corps of Engineers will begin a small dredging project in Newport Beach Harbor this fall, which will be a precursor to a larger, harbor-wide dredging project. Public Works Administrative Manager Chris Miller gave an update about the dredging at the July 8 Harbor Commission meeting.

“We’re going to be doing this project first and then demobilizing and then working on the larger, Lower Bay project,” Miller said at the meeting.

The Army Corps of Engineers will spend $3 million of their funds to dredge about 70,000 cubic yards at the entrance

to the harbor channel, which was last dredged in 2003. Miller said the main entrance channel has an authorized depth of 20 feet and right now the channel is in the 16- to 17-foot range. He said the material in the area is clean, coarse-grain and beach compatible. The material will be disposed of in the near shore ocean zone, right outside of the surf line.

“So that material can be put up on the beach by Mother Nature, it’s a way to replenish our beaches, it’s a natural way of replenishing our beaches,” Miller said.

If any funds are left over, the Corps will start inching its way up the channel and start on a section dubbed the main

Portside Pier is officially christened

The Port of San Diego hosts the official ribbon-cutting ceremony for waterfront restaurant venue, which replaced Anthony’s Fish Grotto.

By PARIMAL M. ROHIT

channel north, where there is 80,000 cubic yards of material to dredge. The area is adjacent to the Balboa Yacht Club mooring field and the B field.

“We’ll get as far as we can given the funds we have,” Miller said at the meeting.

The material from the main channel north is fine-grain sand and would be deposited in LA-3, which is a site about 6 miles from the harbor entrance designated for disposal of clean material which is too fine-grain to make it up onto beaches.

The Corps will begin advertising the project in August and award a contract in September. The project is anticipated to begin in October or November with completion in March 2021.

This dredging project will be a precursor to a larger, harbor-wide dredging project which, if approved and funded, could begin as early as 2021. A Corps survey estimated about 1 million cubic yards of material needs to be dredged from the Lower Bay. About 100,000 cubic yards is estimated to be unsuitable for ocean disposal and would need a safe disposal location. The entire dredging project has an estimated price tag of $23 million.

The Corps will also begin repairs to the east jetty adjacent to Corona del Mar State Beach in October or November. The project will focus on a 700-foot long portion of the jetty. It includes work to repair the 12-foot wide concrete boardwalk and increase the height and the width of the rock revetment, which currently spans 15 feet wide and is about 2 feet below the concrete boardwalk. The work will bring the rock revetment to a similar height as the boardwalk.

“It’s just not in good shape, this is a pretty old walkway, it gets the brunt of every storm it seems and it just needs repair,” Miller said.

The beach will remain open during the work but a staging area on the sand will be blocked off to beach goers.

SAN DIEGO—The replacement of Anthony’s Fish Grotto on the Downtown San Diego waterfront is complete, as the Port of San Diego officially christened Portside Pier, a collection of eateries overlooking the bay and harbor.

Port district staff, San Diego city leaders and members of the district’s Board of Port Commissioners hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony, July 20. The new restaurant venue is located at 1360 North Harbor Drive.

Four restaurants make up Portside Pier: Brigantine on the Bay; Miguel’s Cocina; Ketch Grill and Taps; and, Portside Coffee & Gelato. The restaurants specifically offer seafood (Brigantine), Mexican (Miguel’s), pub far (Ketch) and coffee/gelato (Portside Coffee).

Portside Pier features a dock and dine option, accommodating up to four boats. A second level perimeter walkway and viewing deck is available to the public to take in views of San Diego Bay. The viewing deck also has tables and seating for up to 108 people.

Port district staff said Portside Pier will officially open on July 28 and “operate under the latest state and county health guidance for restaurants.”

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Standing Watch From page 4

nonpoint source pollution over the timeframe of July 2020 to June 2025.

The plan, which is currently in draft format and available for public review, would implement and enforce waste discharge requirements, administer grant programs and collaborate with agencies on all levels (local, state and federal) to control and reduce nonpoint source pollution.

All agencies tasked with implementing the five-year plan would also have to “research and investigate traditional and nontraditional mechanisms for reducing, regulating and/or otherwise decreasing nonpoint source pollution to waters of the state.”

Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) programs, similar to ones implemented in San Diego and Marina del Rey to address copper pollution in those harbors, would be a strategic approach to address and reduce water pollutants.

One goal listed in the draft five-year plan is to reduce nonpoint source discharges “from boats in the Marina del Rey Harbor.” Los Angeles County must specifically reduce the copper load in Marina del Rey’s waterways by 85 percent by March 22, 2024.

Another goal listed in the proposed five-year plan: “reduce [nonpoint source] discharges of biocides from boats residing in saltwater marinas in Los Angeles and Ventura Counties.”

“Biocides are used in the hull paint for the boats residing in other marinas as well in Los Angeles and Ventura counties, including Alamitos Bay, Channel Island Harbor, King Harbor, Los Angeles and Long Beach Harbors, and Ventura Harbor – Ventura Keys,” the draft plan stated. “Although these marinas are not subject to TMDLs, the Los Angeles Water Board intends to regulate these marinas in the same manner as the Marina del Rey Harbor to maintain the consistency in the compliance requirements.”

The Marina Recreation Association stated its opposition to the State Water Resources Control Board plan. A newsletter sent out to Marina Recreation Association members in July stated marinas are being “targeted.” Marina Recreation Association’s staff specifically expressed

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its opposition to the goal of reducing biocides discharges from boats in Los Angeles and Ventura counties.

“The regulatory agencies are at it again,” the newsletter’s writer(s) stated.

“It appears the Water Board wants to regulate us all the same, and use Marina del Rey as the standard. This makes no sense because the harbors and marinas up and down the coast have varying levels of issue with copper and biocides, and to look at us all through one lens is bureaucratic overreach.”

Marina Recreation Association staff added the permitting process within the proposed plan could stifle waterfront development.

“There is a goal in the plan requiring the California Coastal Commission to implement measures and [best management practices] to ‘protect and restore coastal waters’ when issuing permits,” the newsletter stated. “Obviously, this could have a huge impact on future marina developments and redevelopments.”

Newport Beach Harbor was also included in the list of goals presented in the draft five-year plan.

The stated goal specifically aims to “improve water quality and reduce nonpoint source pollution discharges in Newport Bay.” The Santa Ana Water Board, according to the draft five-year plan, assessed the waters of Newport Bay and, according to the proposal, found “dissolved copper exceeded the saltwater California Toxics Rule criterion in both Upper and Lower Newport Bay.” “Dissolved copper from copper antifouling paints on boats is the largest source of copper in the bay (estimated 18,000 pounds per year),” the draft fiveyear plan stated. “The second highest source of copper to the bay is tributary runoff (estimated 3,000 pounds per year in a wet year).”

A copper TMDL plan for Newport Bay could be developed before the end of 2021, according to the draft five-year plan.

Some of the agencies potentially involved with execution of the state’s proposed five-year plan are the U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, California Department of Fish and Wildlife and California Department of Pesticide Regulation, among others.

TAKE ACTION

draft of the 118-page California 2020-2025 Nonpoint Source Program Implementation Plan was made available to the public for review. The plan is far more extensive than what is discussed in this Standing Watch report. Visit bit.ly/2B61hlO to view the report in entirety. Reach out to the following contact with feedback. Comments on the plan will be accepted through July 31 and can be emailed to Michael Hanks of the Water Boards at Michael.Hanks@waterboards.ca.gov.

» State Water Boards » California

» Marine Recreation

Michael Hanks 916-341-5888 Michael.Hanks@ waterboards.ca.gov

Scott Robertson, President 530-692-3200

George Kostyrko, Director Office of Public Affairs 916-341-7365 George.Kostyrko@waterboards.ca.gov

Division of Boating and Waterways Ramona Fernandez, Acting Deputy Director ramona.fernandez@parks. ca.gov 916-327-1916

Association

» Recreational

Boaters of California Cleve Hardaker President 916-441-4166 rboc@rboc.org

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ARE THERE ANY BOATS LEFT FOR SALE IN SO CAL? Some Southern California boat dealers and brokers have reported business is good – so good that inventory is low and in some cases, all of their boats are in contracts.

By LINDSEY GLASGOW

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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA—Many boat buyers spend weeks or months researching and picking out the perfect boat.

Steve and Ruth Schock – owners of Schock Boats, which has a long-standing location Newport Beach and a new location in Huntington Harbour – said it’s usually a couple weeks before customers are ready to make a purchase on a used boat and months before customers are ready to buy a new boat.

With summer concerts, attending sporting events, backyard barbecues and group activities on a hiatus this summer due to the Coronavirus, boating remains an activity open to Southern Californians and other waterfront communities.

“We had a couple customers tell us, people we had never seen before, this is what they’re going to do now,” Steve Schock said. “They’re not going to go on big expensive vacations.”

Such high interest is leaving some boat dealers with dwindling inventory and many buyers are forgoing the luxury of purchasing the perfect boat to just have something to get out on the water in this summer. Steve said he got that exact call from a customer in Northern California.

“He said what do you have right now that I can buy?” Steve Schock said.

“That is unusual for us,” Ruth Schock followed.

“That’s a first for me,” Steve Schock replied.

Baird, in partnership with Marine Retailers Association of the Americas (MRAA) and Soundings Trade Only, surveyed 103 marine retailers in the US on their current conditions and released the results in a report titled June 2020 Marine Retailer Pulse Report. According to the report, new boat inventory among those retailers was the leanest in the history of the 6-year-old report, with 86 percent of dealers reporting new boat inventory is “too low” versus just 3 percent considering it “too high.” In the used boat sector, 87 percent of dealers reported inventory is “too low” versus just 1 percent responding “too high,” the largest gap recorded in the survey’s history.

“What was happening, and I think the customers were seeing it, the used boats were disappearing,” Steve Schock said.

“In the very beginning it was our brokerage and our trades, they just went out the door, it seems like in just two weeks. We blew through all our used boats.”

The business is also trickling down to boat and yacht financial services firms and banks. Joni Geis of Sterling Associates in San Diego said banks are receiving three to four times the volume of boat loan applications that is normal for this time of year.

“We’re joking around that there have to be no more boats for sale in California,” Geis said.

With banks overwhelmed with processing loan applications, it is taking longer for the approval process.

“One of the downsides to the banks taking this amount of time to get through the underwriting process is that the finance deals become less attractive to brokers and sellers than the cash deals,” Geis said.

She said the underwriting process to determine if a customer qualifies or not has not changed and customers who qualify are still able to get loans.

“The underwriting is exactly the same,” Geis said. “It’s just that because you’re getting three to four times the volume your approval rate drops down because not ev-

After a slow March and April, Barrett Canfield, President of South Coast Yachts San Diego and Newport Beach, said they are seeing an incredible surge in business.

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nau ical banter

able to help. By the way, my firstmate is good at cleaning the messes up. However, it usually makes her sick when we are out sailing – LOL!

The Seasick Life of Pets: Your Ill Dog or Cat Onboard

PMR: Haha! Okay, walk us through what

happens when your dog or cat are seasick? What are they experiencing?

What are you doing to help them recover? What is the recovery timeline?

The Log’s latest Nautical Banter dives into dealing with your cat or dog becoming seasick. Kevin Davis, our Sales Director, shares his experiences with the pets he has aboard his boat.

KD: Rough seas and anxiety promote get-

ting seasick. Again, pets are just like humans when seasick. If you’ve been seasick you understand. It usually takes very calm seas or even getting back on land to feel better. Sleep also helps. Getting your pet to calm down (feel safe) is key. When they are thirsty or hungry, don’t overdo it. Give them a little water and small portions of food when they are ready. Also – always give the pet dramamine before they get sick. You can also search online for other home remedies i.e. aromatherapy (lavender, chamomile oil, peppermint) – works for humans, too, by the way.

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erybody can qualify for a boat loan.”

The National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) reported a new record for new boat sales was set in May. According to NMMA, new boat sales rebounded by 59 percent in May from April, and were up 9 percent from pre-pandemic levels on a seasonally-adjusted basis.

Leading the growth were personal watercrafts, saltwater fishing boats, and jet boats, which account for 41 percent of new boat sales annually. In addition, NMMA found outboard engine shipments to boat builders increased for the second consecutive month through June.

The Schocks said business for them has been booming the past few months.

“We are definitely in danger of running out of boats,” Steve Schock said in early July.

During the early July conversation, the Schocks said they were completely out of used boats and were running low on new boats.

The Schocks have a relatively small operation with an average inventory of about six to eight used boats and average inventory of about 10 new boats.

“We were prepared to be all doom and gloom and it’s been exciting,” Ruth Schock said.

They said customers have been everyone from first-time buyers, new boaters and experienced boaters trading in or looking for another boat. Steve said people were coming in ready to buy a boat that day.

“They usually spend a month picking out the right boat and all the accessories and options and you know that’s a big process, right now they’re like no, what do you have? I want to get on the water,” Steve Schock said.

According to the Pulse Report, 89 percent of boat dealers experienced retail growth in June, up from 70 percent in May, the highest in the survey’s history. Used boat retail also reported growth, with 84 percent reporting retail growth in June. The Pulse Report noted June typically represents about 15 percent of annual retail sales.

The Log spoke with Barrett Canfield, president of South Coast Yachts San Diego and Newport Beach, back in April, who said inquiries were light but predicted “all this time surfing YouTube boating videos at home will create a pent-up demand to get out on the water.”

Canfield said not only has business been booming since May, they are actively hiring new people to help handle the demand.

“The biggest surprise to us and everyone I’ve spoken to in the boating industry is the incredible surge in boat sales in the last two months,” Canfield said in an email. “We never expected this, but we are surely happy that we are busy serving our customers with new and brokerage boats in a very active market.”

He said the months of March and April were slow, but monthly sales on new boats for the months of May and June were up 45 percent over those months in 2019 and brokerage was up 26 percent from 2019. He said about 10 percent of buyers so far this year are new boaters.

“We believe we are on par for an excellent 2020 in boat sales for both new and brokerage,” Canfield said in an email.

By PARIMAL M. ROHIT

The Log editor Parimal M. Rohit and DMC Sales Director Kevin Davis are back with another Nautical Banter column. Messrs. Rohit and Davis spent a few minutes talking about being sick aboard a boat. Davis, if you recall from our previous banters, is a liveaboard at Long Beach’s Shoreline Marina. He lives aboard Indy Sent Lady with his wife.

LONG BEACH —Many of The Log’s read-

ers have pets. We meet a lot of those pets in our Dog Aboard section, which usually has a six- to nine-month waitlist between photo submission and publication. These photo submissions – which are usually of dogs on boats, but sometimes we receive pictures of cats on boats – present the boaters’ pet (or pets) having fun while aboard a recreational vessel. There are also lows to having pets aboard your boat – and those lows sometimes comes in the form of seasickness.

The Log’s Parimal M. Rohit and Kevin Davis engage in a quick banter about pets and seasickness. Davis, for reference, is a liveaboard in Long Beach and has a few pets aboard his boat, Indy Sent Lady.

PARIMAL M. ROHIT: Pets and boats go to-

gether – our popular Log Aboard section is proof of that. You have a few pets aboard your boat. What do you and your wife have with you aboard Indy Sent Lady?

KEVIN DAVIS: We have two dogs (Zuzu and

Pearl) and a cat (Peas – who had a brother named Carrots).

PMR: You had your pets before you moved aboard your boat?

KD: Yes. However, back then we had two

dogs and two cats. We lost our 18-yearold dog (Moe) and Carrots the cat a few years ago. We’ve since adopted another dog (Pearl).

PMR: What’s the adjustment like, for

PMR: When your dog or cat are seasick,

what happens to you/your wife? Do one of you have to stay aboard at all times until they recover? Is there a stretch of time you can leave them unattended?

KD: We clean up. Usually the pets rebound

pretty quickly. We’ve always been around to make sure they are good to go before leaving them. We don’t usually leave the pets on the boat unattended for any real length of time.

PMR: Just the same, are you stuck at

them?

your dock until they recover? Is it unwise to sail anywhere?

KD: They actually loved it! They get out-

KD: That’s a judgment call each pet owner

side/on deck more often. They’ve become very social. They like the attention from surrounding boaters. They also love all the wildlife that is around us – fish, birds, seals, dolphins. Getting them to know we are surrounded by water is never ending. Everyone has gone overboard at least once. Luckily not when we’ve been out sailing but only when docked. The cat is a very good swimmer.

needs to make. Our pets are usually good to go pretty quickly. However, if you are out sailing and not heading in to dock anytime soon, it can make for a long day/ night for them and you.

PMR: What happens when you have two

or more of your pets seasick at the same time? How much more magnified is the situation?

PMR: How long did it take for them to

KD: Everything doubles. Get your cleaning

KD: They all adapted pretty quickly. Each PMR: Were they seasick at all?

PMR: Hypothetical: what happens if your pets get seasick while you are on, say, vacation, and you can’t get back to your boat for one or two days (or more)?

KD: Yes, all of them have gotten seasick.

KD: We don’t leave our pets on board by

The cat more than the dogs.

when we are on vacation - we kennel them.

get acclimated?

has their favorite place on the boat.

PMR: Did they vomit, or struggle to eat,

or struggle to sleep?

KD: Not when docked. At sea – calm seas

not so much, rough seas yes, especially when there are big swells over time.

They feel just like humans when they get seasick, and it can be a mess –especially if all three get sick at one time. Yes, they vomit, have digestive issues, and struggle to eat and drink. However, just like most of us they do gain their sea legs over time.

There is also pet dramamine that is avail-

supplies out and be ready.

PMR: What are some tips you can rec-

ommend to prevent or limit seasickness for pets?

KD: Again do you research online (pet dra-

mamine, aromatherapy., ect..) Also, best to not feed (or feed just a little) before heading out, especially if seas or rough or big swells. Again, if you’ve been seasick, you know how they feel. (insert vomit emoji)

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USS BONHOMME RICHARD SUFFERS THREE ALARM FIRE

By PARIMAL M. ROHIT SAN DIEGO—Fire crews from multiple agencies reportedly made substantial progress in putting out a blaze aboard the U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship, USS Bonhomme Richard, in San Diego. The fire began aboard the ship on July 12; flare ups and hot spots persisted through July 15, with hundreds of sailor and firefighters reportedly working to put out the blaze.

USS Bonhomme Richard, which is based in San Diego, is weeks away from its 22nd birthday; the Navy ship was commissioned on Aug. 15, 1998.

The cause of the fire, which started in a lower storage area, is still under investigation, according to news reports.

The Port of San Diego Harbor Police was among the agencies who joined the U.S. Navy in battling the ship fire.

“Port of San Diego Harbor Police assisted @USNavy with a 3 alarm fire aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard. Great teamwork displayed by all the agencies that responded.

Thankfully the vessel was evacuated with no loss of life,” the Port of San Diego Harbor Police tweeted on July 12.

Harbor Police staff shared four photos of the ship fire in its Twitter post.

The San Diego Union-Tribune, on July 15, reported 23 civilians and 40 sailors were injured while trying to put out the fire.

A July 13 tweet by the U.S. Navy stated 36 sailors and 23 civilians were being treated for minor injuries, “including heat exhaustion and smoke inhalation.”

The fire was not declared extinguished as of July 15. This story will be updated online at thelog.com.

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FLIBS, the world’s largest in-water boat show, is still set to take place Oct. 28 to Nov. 1 in the Yachting Capital of the World.

Informa Markets, which organizes FLIBS, said it has worked diligently in coordination with its association partners, peers, venues, suppliers, contractors, health officials, and federal and local authorities to develop “AllSecure” standards to enhance health and safety at the event.

According to Informa, AllSecure encompasses 10 key commitments that are organized into four areas – cleaning and hygiene countermeasures, physical distancing, protect and detect, and communication. These cornerstones emphasize enhanced cleaning and hygiene with designated hygiene hosts, additional handwashing facilities and hand sanitizing stations throughout the event space, encouraged use of digital materials instead of printed materials; and, physical distancing protocols including non-contact ticketing and registration, on-site signage and floor markings, social distance ambassadors, and multiple points of entrance and exit, among other measures.

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Ventura authorities announced July 13 they found what they believe to be the 33-year-old’s body in Lake Piru, five days after the actress was first reported missing.

According to the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office, Rivera rented a boat at the lake July 8 and went for an excursion with her 4-year-old son. The boat was found drifting in the northern portion of the lake with the child alone and asleep onboard. Rivera’s son told investigators that he and his mother had been swimming in the lake, and he got back in the boat, but Rivera did not.

Sheriff personnel along with a helicopter, boat crews, divers, and unmanned aerial vehicles searched the lake, but Rivera could not be found.

Ventura County Sheriff Bill Ayub speculated it was possible Rivera got caught in some currents that appear in the lake in the afternoon. Going on to say the boat was unanchored and could have drifted.

First ever beluga whale spotted off the coast of San Diego SAN DIEGO—A beluga whale was spot-

ted off the coast of San Diego, in what is believed to be the first West Coast sighting of the Arctic roaming whale. The rare sighting happened about seven miles from Mission Bay on June 26 and was captured on drone video by Gone Whale Watching owner Domenic Biagini.

The sighting has left scientists and experts baffled. It’s the first time there has ever been a confirmed sighting of a beluga whale so far south of its closest known home in Alaska. According to the International Mammal Project, Belugas typically roam in Arctic and sub-Arctic waters - at least 2,500 miles away from San Diego.

Experts said the whale’s body and skin appear in good condition, which indicates it is finding food despite being so far out of its range and in much warmer water.

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“While we remained hopeful that the Show could proceed as scheduled, we strongly believe that canceling this event is the most prudent course of action for all our stakeholders,” NMMA said in a released statement. “Please know that our team is working diligently to implement the proper health and safety procedures for future shows and aligning with federal, state and local officials to do so. More information on our winter shows will be available in the coming months.”

NMMA said they are currently planning to move forward with the Progressive Insurance Norwalk Boat Show, scheduled for September 24–27, 2020.

Questions about the Tampa Boat Show can be emailed to Senior Vice President of Boat and Sport Shows, Jennifer Thompson at jthompson@nmma. org.

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By LINDSEY GLASGOW AVALON—The Coronavirus con-

tinues to wreak havoc on the Catalina Island economy. Visitor traffic to Avalon was down 73 percent and city revenues down 53 percent this June compared to June last year, according to city officials. The city of Avalon, organizations and businesses have been trying to adapt to the new and constantly changing climate brought by Covid-19.

The Catalina Island Conservancy has joined a growing trend of transitioning activities too large to occur in person online. The Conservancy is now offering its popular Level 1 Naturalist Training online.

“With Naturalist Training going online, we have the ability to support the eco-tourism of the Island by continuing to offer training to frontline business staff and guides, as well as to connect with people who love Catalina wherever they are,” said Conservancy Outreach and Interpretation Specialist Hillary Holt in a released statement.

The free training was traditionally held as an in-person session once a month to provide

knowledge of the island’s natural and cultural history. The training touches on Catalina Island’s geologic formation through its history of land ownership and allows participants to gain a deeper understanding of the island’s plants and animals.

The online training features two approximately 30-minute videos, which include recovery stories of the Catalina Island fox and the American Bald eagle; resource guides and a live Zoom meeting with Conservancy education staff.

“Even though we are maintaining our distance, it is important for us to share important conservation and environmental messages to the Catalina Naturalist community,” Holt said in a released statement.

Registration is now open and can be completed at bit. ly/3iSX71A. Participants must select a Zoom meeting date to register. Upcoming dates include Aug. 12 at 5:30 p.m. and Aug. 19 at 10 a.m.

Meanwhile, the city of Avalon and local businesses are trying to adapt to state and county health orders while still welcoming visitors, many of which have been boaters. Private boat traf-

fic in June was just about on par with the numbers from 2019 hitting 6,500 this year compared to 6,864 last year. Cross channel traffic in June was 22,000 compared to 76,797 in June 2019.

In an effort to help local businesses and provide safer dining options for visitors, the city is allowing restaurants to apply for a temporary permit to offer dining on the beach.

At the June 2 City Council meeting, councilmembers directed staff to explore options for outdoor dining to help restaurants suffering from Covid-19 restrictions. On July 1, Governor Gavin Newsom announced the state would prohibit indoor dining in Los Angeles County

until July 23, which was further extended on July 13, when Gov. Newsom ordered indoor dining across the state to close until counties are able to meet standards set out by the state.

After receiving the July 1 order and in anticipation of a busy weekend, the city allowed interested restaurants to offer beach dining over the July 4 weekend and it has continued since with protocols in place.

The city worked with Jim Luttjohann, president and CEO of Love Catalina, the island’s tourism authority, to come up with guidelines and protocols for dining on the beach and to spread the word to the city’s restaurants that the option was

Avalon is allowing restaurants to obtain a temporary permit to offer dining on the beach as state orders currently prevent Los Angeles County restaurants from offering indoor dining due to Covid-19. available to them.

The guidelines allow restaurants to set up tables and chairs on the upper sandy beach park areas along Crescent Avenue between the “Serpentine Wall” and upper sandy area from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. The guidelines also allow restaurants to set up booths for easy, fast pick-up in the area behind the fountain between 8 a.m. and 10 p.m.

Restaurants interested in offering beach dining are required to obtain a special permit from the city, obtain additional insurance, gather and dispose of all of their own trash and adhere to all of the Los Angeles County Health Department and ABC guidelines.

Restaurants with permits or permits pending include Steve’s Steakhouse, Maggie’s Blue Rose, Luau Larry’s NDMK, El Galleon, Coyote Joe’s, Toyon Grill, Mi Casita and the M. Locations include South Beach Middle Beach and Step Beach.

All of the special permits are temporary and can be revoked at any time.

“This is a temporary solution, temporary,” City Manager/ City Clerk Denis Raddee said at the July 7 City Council meeting.

“If the Governor extends it and says oh it’s going to be for another six months, we’ll be back here in three weeks to figure out what we’re going to do.”

The owner of Steve’s Steakhouse echoed the thought in a public comment, noting they don’t want to offer beach dining long-term because it is very labor intensive.

The idea was thrown out to do what some other cities have done and close down some of the city streets to allow restaurants to use the street space for seating. However, public safety officials said they would lose emergency access and did not support the idea.

It is unclear how long the city will allow restaurants to offer beach dining and when restaurants will be allowed to offer indoor dining again.

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Santa Barbara Harbor Commission to look into possible changes to slip assignment policy Waterfront Department Director Mike Wiltshire addressed several public concerns that have come up in recent months regarding the slip transfer fee.

By LINDSEY GLASGOW S A N TA B A R B A R A —Sa nt a Ba rba ra Waterfront Department Director Mike Wiltshire gave a presentation on the city’s slip assignment policy to the Harbor Commission on July 16, after receiving several public concerns.

“What would help the Waterfront here is just some direction and your discussion if you require anymore analysis on slip assignment policy,” Wiltshire said at the July 16 meeting.

The commission unanimously voted to direct staff to come back at the next commission meeting with some parameters for setting up an ad-hoc/sub-committee that would work with harbor stakeholders and city staff to look at the slip assignment policy.

The Waterfront Department has had a slip assignment policy in place since 1975 and a slip transfer fee since 1982.

The details of the slip assignment process are codified under Santa Barbara Municipal Code 17.20.005.

The imposition of a slip permit transfer fee, according to a staff report, arose from two observations: the allowance of slip permit transfers limits the availability and prevents equal access to the general public; and, slip transfers may result in private financial gain with little or no monetary benefit to the trust-owned property.

Wiltshire said the slip transfer fee was imposed in an effort to dampen demand and retain some of the public value of the public asset within the waterfront as opposed to private parties. Slip permit transfer fee revenues make up roughly 6 to 8 percent of the overall Waterfront operating budget and go towards covering operating expenses and capital expenditures to maintain the harbor.

The slip assignment policy and slip permit transfer fee have been reviewed numerous times by the Harbor Commission, City Council, Grand Jury and State Lands Commission.

“It’s not a perfect system and it’s certainly quite complex,” Wiltshire said.

On May 21, the Harbor Commission approved the Fiscal Year 2021 budget, which included a slip transfer fee increase of $25 per foot for slips ranging from 35 feet to 100 feet. At the July 16 meeting, Wiltshire presented several public concerns raised over current slip transfer fees.

“I did want to address the fact that there has been increased public interest in the slip permit transfer fee and process in the past one to two months,” Wiltshire said.

One of the main concerns was that the transfer fee is generally too high. The transfer fee ranges from $200 a foot for

slips under 20 feet to $525 a foot for slips between 35 feet and 100 feet. The Waterfront bases the cost of the transfer fee on private market value, with the fee ranging from from 5 to 35 percent of the market value of the slips.

“Although the fee is large as shown, the aim is to make it commensurate with the value of the asset in question,” Wiltshire said. “The Harbor Commission can discuss that.”

The transfer fee for slips 30 feet and under have been frozen because, according to a staff report, an economic balance has been reached where there is limited ability to privately profit off the transfer of slips. Slip fees for 35 feet and above remain fluid, with a $25 a foot increase in fiscal year 2020 and 2021.

“The general intent is to freeze all of the slip transfer fees at some point when it’s deemed fair between the value that the waterfront receives and the value of the slip,” Wiltshire said.

Another concern was expressed over the inability to add children or pass slips on generationally. A spouse can be assigned a slip permit without initiating a transfer but slip permits cannot be transferred/inherited after death of sole slip permittee.

“Inheriting or generationally passing on of slips would potentially violate the city charter and Tidelands Trust, which limits encumbrance and leases of waterfront land to 50 years,” Wiltshire said.

Concerns were also raised over the inclusion of a slip permit transfer fee in the valuation of the County Possessory Interest Tax, which is assessed, calculated, and collected by the County Tax Assessor.

The tax is levied due to users having exclusive access to a public resource.

This tax is only assessed when appraisal is required, such as during a slip transfer.

Some public commenters said they felt they were paying a tax on a tax.

The topic drew almost two dozen public comments, with many expressing the desire for the slip assignment policy to be looked at and updated.

“The percent does seem exorbitant and it almost seems like pushing it to what the market will bear because you can and it does feel painful to those of us who really had to scrimp to try to get the slip and the boat to have a boat in Santa Barbara,” one public commenter said.

T he c om m i s s ion g av e u n a n i mous support to setting up an ad-hoc/ sub-committee.

“I think we could look at maybe the reduced fee for transfer within a family, we could look at maybe freezing the slip transfer fees next budget year, we could look at adjusting them up or down,” Commissioner Jim Sloan said.

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Assembly proposes to expand ocean hatchery program Sportfishing and commercial fishing would be included with the purview of California Ocean Resources Enhancement and Hatchery Program if AB 1949 becomes law.

By PARIMAL M. ROHIT S A C R A M E N TO —A bill proposing to

expand the California Ocean Resources Enhancement and Hatchery Program is making its way through the State Assembly and could alter the way sport and commercial fisheries are managed.

Assembly member Tasha Boerner Horvath, D-Encinitas, introduced Assembly Bill 1949 (AB 1949) on Jan. 17; the bill earned unanimous support in the Assembly on June 10. AB 1949 made it out of the Assembly with a 77-0 vote.

The California Ocean Resources Enhancement Hatchery Program was created to provide basic and applied research on the “artificial propagation, rearing, stocking and distribution of adversely affected marine fish species that are important to sport or commercial fishing in ocean waters south of Point Arguello,” according to language of AB 1949.

AB 1949, if approved by legislators and signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom, would expand the program to include “any marine fish species important to sport and commercial fishing.”

The bill also proposes to expand the Ocean Resources Advisory Panel and grant the Department of Fish and Wildlife (DFW) authority to solicit nominations for members of that panel.

DFW created the Ocean Resources Enhancement and Hatchery Program in 1983. The purpose of the program, according to the most recent legislative analysis of AB 1949, was to evaluate “the releasing [of] hatchery-reared fish to restore depleted marine populations.”

“Initially, research was focused on California halibut and white sea bass, however, research eventually focused exclusively on white sea bass due to the depressed condition of the stick and its

higher value to the sport and commercial fisheries,” the Assembly Appropriation Committee’s legislative analysis of AB 1949 said.

A comprehensive review of the program was conducted in 2016; it was the first time the program was reviewed.

DFW staff suggested a few changes after it concluded the comprehensive review of the California Ocean Resources Enhancement and Hatcheries Program.

The recommendations spawned Boerner Horvath’s eventual proposal of AB 1949.

AB 1949 also makes clarifications on volunteer assistance through the program.

“The program relies on volunteer anglers to operate the grow-out facilities (pens in the ocean) to assure the fish are healthy and large enough to be released,” the most recent legislative analysis of AB 1949 said. “This bill clarifies that volunteers may be used to operate grow-out facilities, however, the language in the bill goes further and authorizes DFW to accept volunteer assistance for all program operations.”

The proposal is associated with the Hubbard Marine Fish Hatchery in Carlsbad, which is the only saltwater marine fish hatchery on the West Coast, according to the Assembly Appropriations Committee’s legislative staff.

“The goal of the hatchery program is to develop culture techniques for depleted marine fish species and to produce offspring for use in the [Ocean Resources Enhancement and Hatchery Program],” the legislative analysis out of the Assembly Appropriations Committee stated, quoting Boerner Horvath.

“AB 1949 seeks to expand the program to include any marine fishing species for sport and commercial fishing.

“The bill would also update the provisions related the advisory panel to provide for more public participation and stakeholder engagement,” Boerner Horvath’s statement in the legislative analysis continued. “In addition, the bill would also expand DFW’s contracting authority by allowing the DFW to contract with any public or private entity to conduct research projects.”

Boerner Horvath’s bill is currently in the State Senate, where it will be vetted by the Committee on Natural Resources and Water.

to learn and I think experience is everything,” Cunningham said at the July 8 meeting.

WHAT HAPPENED: The Newport Beach Harbor Commission has a new set of officers, with Bill Kenney now serving as chair.

With former Chair Paul Blank finishing his term in June, the Commission voted for the position at their July 8 meeting as well as positions of vice chair and secretary. Scott Cunningham will continue to serve as vice chair and Ira Beer as Secretary. Cunningham had been up next in the pecking order to serve as chair but nominated Kenney, saying he felt he had a broader breadth of knowledge of the topics brought to them.

“I’ve been on the commission three years, three months and I still feel like I’m a rookie up here and I have so much

WHAT’S ON TAP: The Newport Beach Harbor

Commission will now meet at 5 p.m. on the second Wednesday of every month.

The Commission addressed an agenda item at the July 8 meeting of a proposed change to the start time of the Harbor Commission meetings. The proposal was suggested by Commissioner Cunningham.

“Sometimes find ourselves working into the evenings and a little late and I think sometimes people hurry things up and you know make bad decisions later in the day,” Cunningham said.

Six of the seven commissioners voted to change the start time to 5 p.m., with Chair Kenney abstaining.

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First water-to-water flight, Newport Bay 1912

By LINDSEY GLASGOW

NEWPORT BEACH—This postcard image of the first water-to-water flight comes from the Orange County Archives’ Tom Pulley Collection.

The Log recently reported on the history of the May 10, 1912 flight from Newport Bay to Catalina Island. Aviation pioneer Glenn Martin piloted the flight, which is credited as the longest and fastest over-water flight to that date.

The plane, a gossamer “pusher” biplane according to news reports, was built in Santa Ana. Martin boarded the plane and took off from the south end of Main Street at Ocean Front in Newport Beach’s Balboa neighborhood. Martin would make it to Avalon Bay on the other side, landing on the harbor’s water – with a crowd on land waiting to greet him. Total flight time was north of 30 minute.

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Hall, a former chief of the Port of San Diego’s Harbor Police, died on Dec. 6.

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By PARIMAL M. ROHIT

SAN DIEGO—Melvin B. Scott, a steady figure in San Diego’s maritime space, died on May 13.

He was 82. Scott was the office manager at The Boatyard in Point Loma and the owner of Fastway Express, a courier business.

Scott was born in Magnolia, Mississippi on Nov. 5, 1937, with a rare disease – Hip Dysplasia.

The disease, where a portion of the upper thighbone is not fully connected to the joint, usually results in some form of dislocation.

He met his first wife during high school, marrying her in the early 1960s. Scott and his first wife moved to Chicago and Los Angeles before settling in San Diego. They had two children together.

The couple separated, however. Scott would then meet his second wife – his middle school sweetheart – in Oxnard. They would marry in 1988; she would move to San Diego.

Scott was working as the office manager at The Boatyard while he was dating the lady who would become his second wife. He started Fastway Express in 1986.

Scott retired from his work in January, about 34 years after starting Fastway Express. He was forced to retire because of his failing health.

He was hospitalized in April and remained there until May 12, when he was released under hospice care and allowed to return home with his daughter.

Scott’s health would give way later that day, officially passing away on May 13.

Scott is survived by his sister, three sons, two daughters, seven grandchildren, five stepchildren and several nieces, nephews, great nieces, great nephews and cousins.

An obituary shared with The Log listed a few of Scott’s most memorable quotes. Those quotes were: “Yo fingers broke?”

“You can’t call nobody?”

“You and what Army?!”

“You like chicken? Grab a wing.”

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Sanctuaries are hosting a weekend series of live virtual events July 31 to Aug. 2.

The “Get Into Your Sanctuary weekend” will provide an opportunity to experience all of NOAA’s National Marine Sanctuary System from wherever you are. Events will include taking an ocean safari, virtually diving through shipwrecks and learning how to cook sustainably.

The weekend includes two events featuring the local Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. On Friday, July 31, at 4 p.m., tune in for stories of the oldest shipwrecks recorded in Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. The tales include the passenger vessel Winfield Scott which collided with Anacapa Island, and the passenger-cargo steamer Cuba which struck rocks off San Miguel Island. More

than 150 historic ships and aircrafts have been reported lost within the waters of the sanctuary, although just 25 have been discovered to date.

On Sunday, Aug. 2, tune at 1 p.m. for a presentation on the Chumash Community’s Tomol Crossing with Eva Pagaling, a member of the Santa Ynez Band of Samala Chumash Indians. Pagaling will share the deep connection the Chumash people have with the Channel Islands and the surrounding national marine sanctuary.

The Chumash people originate directly from this region, back when the large island of Santa Rosa was divided by sea level rise into the four northern Channel Islands of today.

Pagaling will also share details about the Tomol Crossing journey across the Santa Barbara Channel to Santa Cruz Island, which is done in a tomol, a redwood planked canoe held together by tar and pine pitch, used for both cultural and commercial purposes.

A full list of Get Into Your Sanctuary weekend events can be found at sanctuaries.noaa.gov/visit/giys.html. To tune into the live programming visit the sanctuaries Facebook page at facebook.com/NOAAOfficeofNationalMarineSanctuaries.

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HONEY POT DAY – THE BAY FOUNDATION’S SEWAGE DISPOSAL PROGRAM – RETURNS Exchange program allows boaters to trade proper disposal of sewage for mobile pumpout service.

By PARIMAL M. ROHIT

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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA —News outlets

DWR is warning the public about a potentially harmful algal bloom at Pyramid Lake.

Public urged to avoid water contact at Pyramid Lake due to algal bloom The Department of Water Resources is urging the public to avoid contact with water at Pyramid Lake in Los Angeles County until further notice due to potentially harmful blue-green algae.

By LINDSEY GLASGOW CASTAIC —An algal bloom at Pyramid

Lake in Los Angeles County has the Department of Water Resources (DWR) warning the public not to swim or participate in any other water-contact recreation or sporting activities due to potential adverse health effects. However, DWR said boating at the lake is still allowed.

Pyramid Lake is a reservoir formed by Pyramid Dam on Piru Creek in the eastern San Emigdio Mountains, near Castaic and Interstate 5. The lake offers boating, fishing, jet skiing, and picnic areas, including 5 unique sites that are accessible only by boat, and courtesy docks.

DWR released the warning about the blue-green algae, also known as cyanobacteria, on July 3. Exposure to toxic blue-green algae can cause eye irritation, allergic skin rash, mouth ulcers, vomiting, diarrhea, and cold- and flu-like symptoms. DWR urges lake goers to keep pets away from the water as they can be especially susceptible because they tend to drink while in the water and lick their fur afterwards.

DWR also warned bloom conditions can change rapidly, and wind and waves may move or concentrate the bloom into different regions of the reservoir. The algal bloom can accumulate into mats, scum, or form foam at the surface and along the shoreline, and range in color from blue, green, white, or brown.

State guidelines on cyanobacteria and harmful algal blooms (HABs) recom-

mend the following precautions be taken in waters impacted by blue-green algae: Do not let pets and livestock drink the water, swim through algal blooms, scum, or mats, or lick their fur after going in the water. Rinse pets in clean water to remove algae from fur.

Avoid wading, swimming, or jet or water skiing in water containing algae blooms, scum, or mats.

Do not drink, cook, or wash dishes with untreated surface water from these areas under any circumstances. Common water purification techniques such as camping filters, tablets, and boiling do not remove toxins.

Do not eat fish or shellfish from this water.

Get medical treatment immediately if you think that you, a family member, friend, pet, or livestock might have been poisoned by blue-green algae toxins. Be sure to alert medical professionals to the possible contact with blue-green algae.

Also, make sure to contact the local county public health department.

Algal blooms are quite common in California, with some experts saying they are increasing in number, frequency, and severity across the state. Warm temperatures, stagnant water flows and excessive nutrients accelerate the growth of the organisms that cause HABs. As summer continues, the weather warms, and bodies of water start to evaporate at a higher rate, HABS are likely to increase in California’s waterways.

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) in June reminded anglers and other recreational water users to be vigilant about checking for HABs while out enjoying California’s lakes, reservoirs, rivers, streams and creeks.

HABs have a variety of looks and may take on the appearance of foam, scum, algal mats, or large chips of paint. Sometimes they hide out of sight and are not visible at the surface at all. HABS can also exude strong odors similar to the smell of rotting plants.

– including The Log – shared stories of how waterways and oceans experienced a decrease in pollution because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Fewer boats were on the water, meaning oceans, harbors, lakes and rivers had less pollution. Decreased pollution also meant marine ecosystems and habitats were allowed to thrive.

The Covid-19 pandemic continues to persist, and The Bay Foundation hopes its Honey Pot Day program will allow local waters to remain clean. A key theme of the program: sewage can be disposed of remotely.

Honey Pot Day returned for its 12th year on July 1. The program educates boaters on proper sewage disposal. Boaters can dispose of their sewage at a dedicated location in exchange for one complimentary pumpout service. The program has positioned itself as hands-free and virtual for a few years now – a theme organizers are especially highlighting in light of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.

The program runs through Sept. 30.

Four Southern California harbors participate in Honey Pot Day: Marina del Rey; Redondo Beach’s King Harbor; the Port of Los Angeles; and, the Port of Long Beach.

The sewage disposal program and pumpout service is set up to be handsfree, which allows for Honey Pot Day to be a safe interaction.

“The pandemic presents a unique opportunity for recreational boaters to familiarize themselves with services they might not have considered utilizing beforehand,” Victoria Gambale, The Bay Foundation’s Community Engagement Program Manager, said. “Honey Pot Day

will allow boaters to experience the supreme convenience of mobile pumpout services. These services are boat to boat and require zero contact; a boater doesn’t even have to be at their boat for it to take place. For both the environmental and public health benefits, the Honey Pot Day program is a great tool for LA County boaters to use this summer.”

The Bay Foundation launched Honey Pot Day to “remove barriers to pumping out sewage responsibly” and to “ultimately help reduce bacteria levels in L.A. County’s harbors.”

“Dumping one toilet flush of untreated boat sewage can cause the same environmental impacts as 10,000 flushes from a homeowner’s toilet,” The Bay Foundation staff said. “Through the program’s brief virtual quiz, boaters are engaged on the adverse impacts of raw sewage in local waterways, informed on convenient options available to prevent this, and incentivized to try out a mobile pumpout service with the complimentary service.”

Staff with The Bay Foundation said more than 1,200 boaters in L.A. County were educated about the effects of discharging sewage into the water. About 34,000 gallons of sewage – equivalent to 950,000 flushes of a home toilet – has already been disposed of through The Bay Foundation’s efforts, which includes Honey Pot Day, mobile pumpout services, a “Pumpout Nav” app and various educational programs.

The Division of Boating and Waterways, though the Clean Vessel Act program, provides some funding for Honey Pot Day. Funding for the sewage disposal program also comes from the federal Clean Vessel Act (part of the Sport Fish Restoration Program).

Boaters can sign up for Honey Pot Day online by visiting honeypotday.org. Once on the site boaters will be asked to review educational materials and take an online quiz.

Anyone with questions about the program can reach out to Santa Monica Bay’s Georgia Tunioli; her email is gtunioli@santamonicabay.org.

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Fishing boat unloading yellowfin tuna at harbor pier at sunrise, destination is local market

of the board that oversees the Port of Long Beach and Long Beach Harbor Department.

She was appointed to the Harbor Commission by Mayor Garcia in May, and unanimously confirmed by the Long Beach City Council. She replaces former Harbor Commissioner Tracy Egoscue whose term ended June 30.

“I’m eager to serve on the Harbor Commission and am looking forward to making a meaningful impact on both the maritime and Long Beach communities,” Weissman said in a released statement.

Weissman served as Garcia’s Chief of

Staff while he was Vice Mayor and the District 1 City Council Member. When Garcia was elected Mayor in 2014, she became his senior advisor and eventually also took on the role of transportation deputy. She had also served as a staffer and Chief of Staff to then California State Senator and Assemblymember Jenny Oropeza.

Weissman currently serves as president of the Long Beach Public Library Foundation and in the past served on boards of the Arts Council for Long Beach, the Long Beach Symphony and the Fair Housing Foundation.

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mote sustainable practices of fisheries.”

The market would also offer traceability, so consumers know the source of the seafood they buy.

Oceanside Harbor Manager Ted Schiafone said the fish market proposal is still in draft format and still needs some beefing up before it could be presented to the city’s Harbors and Beaches Advisory Committee as an official proposal.

A few details are already on the table, however – at least in a high-level discussion format.

The group of commercial fishermen who are pushing the open-air fish market at Oceanside Harbor say it could be open every Saturday. Initial thoughts for hours have the market opening as early as 6 a.m., though 7 a.m. and 8 a.m. openings are also being contemplated. The market would be open for five to six hours, closing at noon or 1 p.m.

Those buying the seafood could be members of the general public or chefs at local restaurants. Customers would be able to buy live and fresh caught seafood, directly from local fishermen, according to the draft proposal made to members of the Harbors and Beaches Advisory Committee. The fishermen would be local harvesters who engage in sustainable fishing practices and produce minimal carbon footprints, the proposal continued.

“The market will also bring additional tourism to the harbor and surround-

ing businesses,” according to the proposal. “Visitors will get closer to their food sources [and] gain an understanding and appreciation of fishing and aquaculture.”

Establishing a fish market at Oceanside Harbor would meet several goals, according to the commercial fishermen’s proposal.

The fishermen specifically hope to “provide a framework to reconnect the fishing and aquaculture communities to the public” and “raise awareness and understanding of a locally caught seafood source.”

Other goals include increased awareness of Oceanside as a working fishing harbor, creation of a steady and dynamic supply of locally caught seafood, and establishing a sense of pride in the history and culture of San Diego’s commercial fishing industry.

Some of the species commercial fishermen bring into Oceanside Harbor are spot prawns, spider crab, red snapper, black gill rock fish, tuna, halibut and rock crab.

The market, once established, would establish several rules to determine would could be a vendor and how they would process their catches. Health and safety rules would also have to be followed.

Vendors would have to pay weekly market dues.

Open-air seafood markets became a steady reality in California after state legislators approved Assembly Bill 226 (AB 226) in 2015. The bill, which was signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown in October 2015, created the parameters for nonpermanent “fishermen’s markets” to exist up and down the California coast.

A fishermen’s market, under AB 226 is defined as “a food facility … that sells only raw edible aquatic plants, raw fresh fish, or frozen fresh fish, caught by California-licensed commercial fishermen or harvested by California-registered aquaculturists, directly to consumers.”

Louisa Siracusa and James Gardner are two of the people behind the openair fish market proposal. They – and others – will be the subject of an in-depth feature story about the proposed openair fish market.

OCEANSIDE FISHERMEN URGE CITY TO CREATE A FISH MARKET North County Fishermen’s Market would offer an open-air seafood market every Saturday, but details still have to be hashed out before proposal makes any progress.

By PARIMAL M. ROHIT O CE ANSIDE —Open-air seafood markets, like farmer’s markets, appear to be gaining in popularity. It’s not unusual for San Diego area consumers to wake up at the crack of dawn on a Saturday morning and head down to the Downtown Embarcadero to buy a fresh catch. Call it the early human catches the fish.

San Diego’s Tuna Harbor, where local fishermen sell their overnight catches to the everyday consumer on the city’s downtown waterfront, is certainly a mainstay. A group of commercial fishermen in Oceanside – the northernmost city in San Diego County – hope to create something similar at the city’s harbor.

The North County Fishermen’s Market, according to a presentation made to Oceanside’s Harbors and Beaches Advisory Committee, would “provide local, live and fresh seafood to the public and pro-

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VENTURA —The Ventura Port District has

completed a Navigation Risk Assessment as part of a permit application for the Ventura Shellfish Enterprise (VSE), a proposal to establish an aquaculture farm in federal waters near Ventura Harbor.

The VSE project hopes to create a 2,000acre commercial bivalve shellfish aquaculture operation where the private sector could sub-permit 100-acre lots to grow Mediterranean mussels. The project is a partnership between the port district, Coastal Marine Biolabs, The Cultured Abalone Farm, and Ashworth Leininger Group.

The Port District has been working on permitting for the project since 2018, with the two main regulatory agencies being the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the California Coastal Commission. One of the latest hurdles was a Navigation Risk Assessment requested by U.S. Coast Guard in response to the Port District’s application with the Corps of Engineers.

The Port District Board of Commissioners, on July 15, voted to submit the risk assessment to the USCG.

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COWI, the consulting group which completed the risk assessment, presented the draft and collected public comments at the July 1 Port District Board of Commissioners meeting.

A recap of the assessment was presented at the Board of Port Commissioners meeting on July 15 as well as responses to comments received on the analysis. The purpose of the Navigational Risk Assessment was to provide the USCG information on the vessel type and waterway use near the proposed aquaculture locations, waterway characteristics, the risk of collision as a result of the aquaculture project, additional navigation considerations and potential mitigation measures.

Risks identified in the assessment included local third party vessel becoming entangled with aquaculture equipment when intentionally or unintentionally entering the project site, commercial vessels drifting into farm, vessel entanglement with partially or fully detached aquaculture equipment (lines, ropes etc.), collision between project vessels and third party vessels, project vessel collision with project vessel and collision between two third party vessels.

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The assessment stated all those risks were low or negligible.

“We were able to conclude the risks associated with this project were low, not to say they aren’t there, just to say that they were evaluated as low,” Maria Grønnegaard from COWI said at the July 15 meeting.

COWI also provided a list of additional mitigation efforts that could be implemented to further reduce risks including speed restriction, an exclusion zone prohibiting third party vessel traffic unrelated to project construction and operation inside the project site, AIS on project vessels and increased communication to the local maritime community.

The Navigational Risk Assessment drew 16 comments, which COWI officials said fit into five different themes: support of the use of smart buoys and E-navigation equipment, concern of exclusions zones and people noting that was not preferable, over reliance on AIS data in the risk assessment, concerns additional trips from Ventura Harbor to the project area and back will increase potential for collisions and groundings and concerns of commercial vessel gear entanglement with aquaculture equipment.

The Board of Commissioners ultimately voted 3-1 to send the Navigation Risk Assessment to the USCG and other regulatory agencies as necessary. They also voted to direct staff to draft a cover letter inviting discussion with USCG and showing support for providing additional communication with mariners and requirements for AIS on project vessels as additional mitigation efforts.

“The Coast Guard asked for it and to sit on it I think would frustrate our process,” said Commissioner Everard Ashworth.

The Port District, with one

hurdle out of the way, still has several others to address before the project can move forward.

The Port District Board of Commissioners received an annual status report on the project at the July 15 meeting, which is required as part of their California Sea Grant. The Port District received a two-year California Sea Grant in 2018 totaling $266,660 to help complete the permitting process, environmental review, shellfish sanitation, mussel grower selection and training processes.

Port District staff requested a one-year, no-cost extension of the grant to complete the tasks, with the staff report noting additional work is needed to complete all those tasks.

One of the biggest challenges is a dispute with the Ventura County Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCo).

LAFCo, In the fall of 2018, contacted VPD to obtain information on the VSE project. LAFCo’s concerns related to the fact that the project was to be located outside the existing territorial boundaries of VPD and LAFCo did not have authority to approve the project. The Corps has paused its consideration of the VSE project pending resolution of the issue. The port district reported discussions with LADCo are ongoing.

Meanwhile, Marine Biolabs (CMB) and The Cultured Abalone (TCA) continue to work on food safety and shellfish sanitation. CMB and TCA in February began deploying mussel sentinel lines in the Santa Barbara Channel to test for Food & Drug Administration safety requirements. The data collected from test lines will inform the design of the Biotoxin Monitoring and Contingency Plan and potentially minimize the amount and cost of testing imposed on shellfish growers by the FDA.

CHANGES FOR NEWPORT BEACH MARINA APPROVED BY COASTAL COMMISSION Marina will be demolished and rebuilt; new venue will have fewer boat slips but have new docks, piles and gangway.

By PARIMAL M. ROHIT NEWPORT BE ACH —Plans to demolish a 53-slip marina in Newport Beach Bay and replace it with a 50-slip was approved by t he C a l i for n ia C oa s t a l Commission, July 8. The proposed project is located at 2888 Bayshore Drive in New port Beach. Palmo Investments, a private entity, owns the marina, but boat slips can be leased to members of the public for recreational boating purposes.

The Coastal Commission was set to vote on the Palmo Investments project in March, but the item was rescheduled.

Coastal Commission staff said they had to take the project off the agenda “due to discrepancies in the project and alternatives analysis, and also due to public noticing deficiencies.”

Commissioners finally received the project for consideration at their July meetings, which were held via teleconference due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The proposed marina, according to the most recent plan, would occupy less water coverage than previous iterations of the project. A possible point of contention, however, was the project’s proposed harbor camel and associated pile fill.

The harbor camel, according to a Coastal Commission staff report, would be “a physical barrier located in and above the water, supported by piles, that

prevents entering or exiting the marina from coming into contact with vessels tied to the adjacent southern dock, like an elevated bumper.

“The applicant states that the harbor camel and piles would allow tenants to safely navigate from the bay to the backside (landward side) of the marina and also eliminate potential property damage and personal

The harbor camel would be “a physical barrier located in and above the water, like an elevated bumper.”

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injury to the adjacent property and property owner,” Coastal Commission staff said in a report to commissioners.

“Different from the dock float, the harbor camel and piles are not necessary to develop the marina or enable recreational boating,” Coastal Commission staff continued. “They are proposed to demarcate an imaginary side property line from the land into the public waters of the bay and minimize legal disputes over potential boat collisions.”

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“Approval of the harbor camel and piles would set an adverse precedent where other private dock and marina owners might seek to fill public waters to demarcate imaginary property lines and attempt to absolve themselves of liability associated with owning and operating a recreational boat,” Coastal Commission staff said.

The original marina was built in 1970. Coastal Commission staff said the applicant told them the marina “has reached the end of its useful life.”

The new marina would have slips for eight 22-footers, 14 26-footers, one 32-footer, nine 40-footers, 12 42-footers, one 54-footer and five 62-footers.

Boats measuring 24, 30, 38, 48 and 50 feet would no longer have slips available, once the new marina is built.

“The applicant states that the increased water coverage is largely a result of adhering to the city of Newport Beach Harbor Design Guidelines and Standards regarding dock, slip, and fairway dimensions and the [Americans with Disabilities Act] and [Division of Boating and Waterways] current code and design standards,” Coastal Commission staff said in a report to commissioners. “In addition, the applicant states that the proposed marina layout is designed to occupy the minimum surface area necessary to remain consistent with these current standards while also meeting current boater demand and accommodating recreational boating consistent with the Coastal Act.” Representatives of Palmo Investments told Coastal Commission staff the marina demolition and construction would take four months to complete.

“The marina parking lot will be used for staging and equipment storage,” according to Coastal Commission staff.

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Sailing TESTING THE WIND

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By Parimal M. Rohit

Covid-19 might have significantly slowed the sailing world, but teams planning to compete in next year’s America’s Cup are out there trying to get ready for the high-profile race.

Luna Rosa Prada Pirelli, for example, tested the waters (and winds) of the Gulf of Angels in Cagliari, Italy.

“When it comes to sail testing in all wind ranges nothing compares to the exceptional conditions in the Gulf of Angels,” the team wrote in a Facebook post on July 15. A photo of the test run was shared with the post (and re-shared by America’s Cup).

Emirates Team New Zealand shared a similar photo on July 9, with a headline of “breeze on.” America’s Cup, in sharing the photo on its Facebook page, said: “Emirates Team New Zealand testing the upper limits of the wind range.”

The 36th America’s Cup (presented

by Prada) will be held March 6-21, 2021 in Auckland, New Zealand.

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US Sailing cancels qualifier events The 2020 Finn and 470 World Championships won’t happen this year.

By PARIMAL M. ROHIT BRISTOL, RHODE ISLAND —Two Olympic qualifying regattas were officially canceled by the US Sailing Olympic Sailing Committee, it was announced on July 9.

The committee officially took the 2020 Finn and 470 World Championships off calendar for 2020, due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Members of the US Sailing Olympic Sailing Committee stated the next qualification opportunity will be held March 5-13, 2021, when the 2021 World Championship is scheduled to take place ion Vilamoura, Portugal.

Selection for the Finn class will be based upon the results of the first two selection events – 2019 World Championship and 2020 Hempel World Cup Series Miami.

“Upon review of current State Department and Travel Advisories and at the recommendation of US Sailing’s Selection Committee, the OSC determined that these regattas will not be used as the third 2020 U.S. Olympic Sailing Team se-

lection event for the Women’s 470 or Finn classes,” a statement from the US Sailing Olympic Sailing Committee said.

International travel restrictions were indeed the main reason for the cancelations, according to committee member and Athlete Advisory Council representative Joe Morris (Annapolis, Maryland).

“The COVID-19 pandemic has created a great deal of uncertainty and risk associated with international travel. Beyond the obvious health and safety hazards, this lack of certainty also inhibits the sailors’ preparations for the Championships. Therefore, we feel it is not in their best interest to compete at these events,” Morris said.

US Sailing Team Head Coach Luther Carpenter said sailors will continue to train and prepare for qualifier events in 2021.

“As a team, we are confident with our process in place to continue training and preparations, while looking ahead to important events in 2021 with Olympic Qualification implications for the Women’s 470,” Carpenter said. “Our athletes are focused on their specific goals and are making progress towards those on a daily basis. We are optimistic about our opportunities to train and compete with the best sailors in the world and we will be prepared to adapt to the changes in the 2020-2021 schedule and in our sailing environment.”

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Luke Muller will be making his Olympic debut when the Summer Games finally take place in Tokyo. He qualified for Team USA by placing at the 2019 Finn World Championship and 2020 Hempel World Cup Series.

Luke Muller earns Team USA nomination Sailor earns a spot on the 2020 U.S. Olympic Sailing team after athlete trials for Finn class concludes.

By PARIMAL M. ROHIT BRISTOL, RHODE ISLAND —Luke Muller of Fort Pierce, Florida has qualified for the 2020 U.S. Olympic Sailing Team, as US Sailing announced the Tokyo Games athlete trials for the Finn class has concluded, July 9. Muller, accordingly, also earned his nomination for Team USA. The selection was based upon Muller’s 17th place finish at the 2019 Finn World Championship and third place rank at the 2020 Hempel World Cup Series Miami.

Muller will be making his Olympics debut when he arrives – and competes – in Tokyo next summer.

“It feels incredible to know that I will have the honor of representing our country at the Olympic Games next summer,” Muller said. “It is very gratifying that all the hard work and sacrifice has resulted in this accomplishment. At the same time, I feel a profound responsibility to represent the US Sailing community as best I can. I continue to strive to be as prepared as possible and if I do my job it will be a great pleasure to race against the best in the world.”

Muller, a graduate of Stanford Uni-

versity, has been a member of US Sailing since 2014 and sails full-time in the Finn class. He served as Caleb Paine’s training partner since 2016; Paine, from San Diego, won a Bronze Medal in the Finn class at the 2016 Rio Games.

“Muller is a three-time World Cup medalist, two-time National Champion, and is currently ranked among the world’s top 20 Finn sailors,” US Sailing staff said in a released statement. “Some of his career highlights in the Finn include, 3rd place at both the 2019 and 2020 Hempel World Cup Series Miami, 9th at the 2017 Kiel Week Regatta, and 4th at the 2017 Sailing World Cup Miami.”

The first-time Olympic athlete reportedly resumed on-the-water training; Muller had taken a long hiatus because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Muller said he used the downtime during the pandemic to focus on conditioning, tactics and weather.

Muller, upon receiving the news of his making the 2020 U.S. Olympic Sailing Team, continues to train for competition and prepare for Tokyo.

“The plan remains the same. My coach Luther [Carpenter] and I along with Eric Anderson have always strived to reach the highest levels of our discipline and we will continue to do that,” Muller stated. “We are working to dial in our Olympic equipment and refine the subtleties of technique as well as the tactical and strategic aspects of the game.”

2020 F18 Americas and U.S. Multihull Championship has been postponed Both events will be combined into one championship series in 2021; this year’s events were to be held Sept. 28 to Oct. 2 in San Diego.

By PARIMAL M. ROHIT BRISTOL, RHODE ISLAND —The broken

record that is 2020 continues to repeat itself. This time it’s the U.S. Multihull Championship coming off the calendar. Also taken off calendar this year: the 2020 F18 Americas. US Sailing and the United States Formula 18 Association – or USF18 – jointly announced the postponement.

Both events – the F18 Americas and U.S. Multihull Championship – were originally scheduled to take place Sept.

26 to Oct. 2. San Diego Yacht Club and Mission Bay Yacht Club were the hosting organizations. The events will re-

turn in 2021, though dates have yet to be announced.

“After weeks of discussion, we have decided to postpone the 2020 U.S. Multihull Championship to next year,” U.S. Multihull Championship Committee Chair Ashley Enders said. “I want to thank Steve Stroebel, the USF18 Executive Board, US Sailing, Mission Bay Yacht Club and San Diego Yacht Club for trying everything in their power to find a way to run this event in 2020. Unfortunately, due to the high risk of the coronavirus pandemic there was just too much uncertainty this year. We hope everyone stays safe and we look forward to seeing you on the water at this same championship in 2021.”

The U.S. Multihull Championship was founded in 1985 by the Multihull Council; winners of the championship are awarded a perpetual Hobie Alter Trophy (named in 1986 in honor of Hobie Alter, Sr.).

“World Champions from numerous classes, Olympic medalists and several National Champions from the multihull ranks have raced for the Hobie Alter Trophy,” US Sailing staff said in a released statement. “The championship rotates in discipline each year to showcase the depth of classes in multihull racing in the United States.”

Last year’s U.S. Multihull Championship winner was Matt Bounds of Commerce Township, Michigan. He won the championship aboard a Hobie 14. The 2019 U.S. Multihull Championship was hosted by Spray Beach Yacht Club in Beach Haven, New Jersey.

Still staying on calendar – for now – is the 2021 Hobie Formula Wave and U.S. Multihull Championship, which is hosted by Corpus Christie Yacht Club, Nov. 1-5, 2021.

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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FISHING NEWS (Far left) Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) in fish hatchery raceways, Warm Springs Fish Hatchery near Big Pine, Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains, California, USA (Left) Rainbow trout

BACTERIAL OUTBREAK FORCES STATE TO EUTHANIZE HATCHERY FISH Trout at three hatcheries in Southern California and Eastern Sierras were given a death sentence to prevent a spread of infection.

By PARIMAL M. ROHIT SACRAMENTO —A small corner of the

fish world was on the verge of experiencing a localized pandemic of its own – as if the worldwide spread of Coronavirus

amongst humans (and the associated political discourse) hasn’t dominated headlines in this publication (and others).

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) announced they euthanized trout at three fish hatcheries in Southern California and the Eastern Sierras. State officials decided to euthanize the trout after a bacterial outbreak affected 3.2 million fish, it was announced on July 20.

Mojave River Hatchery, Black Rock Hatchery and Fish Springs Hatchery were the three hatcheries where fish were euthanized. The hatcheries provide fish to CDFW’s South Coast and Inland Desert regions.

CDFW staff said its action would “have a profound effect on CDFW’s ability to stock fish for anglers in [Southern California and Inland Desert] regions in the near future.”

“Euthanizing our hatchery stocks was not a decision we came to lightly, but it had to be done,” Jay Rowan, an environmental program manager for CDFW hatcheries, said in a released statement. “This bacterium is resistant to all the treatment options we have available for fish. The fish losses were getting worse despite our treatments. The best option we have available that will get us back to planting fish from these hatcheries in the shortest timeline is to clear the raceways, thoroughly disinfect the facilities, and start over.”

The three hatcheries were placed under quarantine for more than one month, allowing pathologists and hatchery staff to conduct tests and research potential treatment options.

“The outbreak of Lactococcus garvieae, which is similar to streptococcus, has been reported in cattle and poultry farms as well as fresh and saltwater fish and shellfish hatcheries around the world, but had never before been detected in fish in California,” CDFW staff said. “Research of treatment options employed at trout farms in Europe and other parts of the world show there is almost no chance

for successfully eliminating the bacteria from a facility without depopulation and disinfection.”

Common symptoms affiliated with L. garvieae include bulging eyes, lethargic/ erratic swimming and increased mortality. Fish can also be asymptomatic and show no signed of infection, depending upon water temperature and stress, according to CDFW staff.

“Fish-to-human transmission of this bacteria is rare and unlikely but there are several documented instances associated with immunocompromised people consuming infected raw fish and unpasteurized milk products,” CDFW staff stated.

Eastern Sierra’s Hot Creek Hatchery has tested negative for L. garvieae and is still providing plants for eight waterways in Inyo and Mono counties, according to CDFW staff.

“CDFW is in the process of developing a modified stocking plan to reallocate fish from central and northern California hatcheries to a small number of high angler use, easily accessible waters in geographically distinct parts of the eastern Sierra and Southern California,” CDFW staff stated.

Anyone who has questions about L. garvieae can reach out to CDFW staff via email at hatcherybacteriainfo@wildlife.ca.gov.

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North Atlantic right whales have been reclassified as critically endangered International Union for Conservation of Nature says there are only 400 individual right whales remaining, with breeding females making up less than one-quarter of the population.

By PARIMAL M. ROHIT EAST COAST—The North Atlantic right whale species was recently re-classified from endangered to critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), it was reported on July 9.

The IUCN classification complements the high-risk categories the North American right whales are already listed on: “endangered” per the Endangered Species Act and “strategic and depleted” per the Marine Mammal Protection Act. Both classifications are the highest possible risk categories under those respective federal laws.

IUCN’s classification change – which is part of the organization’s Red List Category – does not have a direct relationship with classifications under the Endangered Species Act or Marine Mammal Protection Act. NOAA Fisheries, however, stated it “shares the IUCN’s concern for North Atlantic right whales.”

“We continue to use our authority under the MMPA and ESA to protect and recover the species,” NOAA Fisheries staff stated.

NOAA Fisheries staff added there are only 400-some right whales remaining, with fewer than 100 of them as breeding females.

“Research published in 2017 made it clear that after two decades of slow recovery, the population began declining in 2010,” NOAA Fisheries staff said. “This decline was exacerbated by the 17 right whale mortalities in Canadian and U.S. waters in 2017. This prompted NOAA Fisheries to declare an unusual mortality event for North Atlantic right whales.”

Fishing gear entanglements and vessel strikes are the leading causes of death, according to NOAA Fisheries.

A North Atlantic right whale recovery plan was established in 2005; the plan aims to reduce vessel strikes and fishing gear entanglements, protect whale habitats and, according to NOAA Fisheries, “maximize efforts to free entangled right whales.”

Volunteer teams exist within the NOAA Fisheries’ network of states on the East Coast; the teams respond to right whale entanglements and attempt to free them from the gear whenever possible.

The right whale population is also monitored via aerial surveys.

The offshore fishing is grabbing most of the headlines with catches of 25- to 200-pluspound bluefin tuna leading the way and with a mix of yellowfin tuna, yellowtail, dorado and a few bonito biting as well. The yellowfin tuna have been running from 15 to 60 pounds, the yellowtail have been in the 10- to 20-pound range and the dorado and bonito have been in the 5to 12-pound range.

Anglers wishing to target

larger 80- to 200-plus-pound bluefin have been doing best while fishing areas up toward San Clemente Island such as the San Clemente Basin, the San Clemente Canyon, the 86 Fathom Spot, the 81 Fathom Spot, the 381 Spot, the 43 Fathom Spot and the San Clemente Basin Weather Buoy.

The current best bite area for the larger bluefin is the San Clemente Basin for boats fishing from 42 to 49 miles 252 to 257 degrees from

Point Loma.

Anglers wanting to target more of a mixed bag of the 25to 80-pound bluefin along with a mix of yellowfin, yellowtail, bonito and dorado have been doing well while fishing some of the offshore banks outside of the Coronado Islands such as the 371 Bank, the 230 Spot, the 224 Spot, the 302 Spot and the area out to the west of North Island.

Currently, the best zone for this mixed bag offshore fishing has you fishing between 20 and 30 miles 220 to 235 degrees from Point Loma.

More northern offshore waters in addition to the waters around San Clemente Island See FISH REPORT page 24

FEATURED CATCH Blue Sunday NEWPORT BEACH — Angler Katie Kosich is all smiles as she poses with this bluefin tuna she caught on Sunday, July 5. The tuna, which was weighed at Balboa Angling Club in Newport Beach, tipped the scales at 171.8 pounds. Kosich caught the tuna on 50-pound test while aboard Kona with Scott Flores and Randy Parker. The tuna is a potential IGFA world record, according to a social media post about the catch by Balboa Angling Club. Another bluefin tuna was weighed at Balboa Angling Club on July 1; the tuna tipped the scales at 118.9 pounds and was reeled aboard Chiron by Reagan McWhinney.

Covid-19 might have slowed things down on land but there is still plenty of good fishing to be had on the water.

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SAN DIEGO—The summer offshore fishing season is starting to hit full stride with bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna, yellowtail, Dorado and bonito biting offshore. Anglers have a lot of types of fishing to choose from with calico bass, barracuda, bonito, yellowtail and rockfish biting at the Coronado Islands and with calico bass, rockfish, sand bass and occasional flurry of barracuda or yellowtail action to be found along the San Diego County coast.

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Kiss YourKatch Kiss YourKatch Ernie Susi plants a kiss on this yellowfin tuna caught on Endeavor while fishing on the annual San Diego Peace Officer’s Charter.

are starting to see improved offshore action. In recent days there was a report of good kelp paddie fishing for 12- to 20-pound yellowtail and 5- to 8-pound dorado in an area ranging from north of the 182 Spot to the area of the 178 Spot which is located above the upper end of the 9 Mile Bank. There was also a recent report of a Skipper fishing around the upper end of the 9 Mile Bank that caught an 80-pound bluefin and a 40-pound yellowfin. Another recent report was from a skipper who had caught an 85-pound bluefin while fishing up toward Catalina in the area to the west of the 181 Spot.

The larger sized bluefin tuna have been located by finding spots of breaking, breezing or foaming fish, meter marks, sonar marks and occasional trolling strikes. The big bluefin have bit well on kite fished drifted frozen flying fish, live mackerel and kite trolled Yummy Flyers with sardines, surface iron and Flat Fall jigs also producing some action.

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There has been an occasional marlin seen in the region of the 43 Fathom Spot and a marlin was hooked and lost a couple of days ago. The marlin hookup came incidental to fishing for bluefin tuna and was hooked on a flylined mackerel.

The fishing around Los Coronado Islands has not been receiving a lot of attention lately because of the good tuna fishing offshore. The few reports trickling in from the Coronados have been of good mixed bag fishing for yellowtail, barracuda, calico bass, bonito and rockfish.

The most productive areas at Los Coronado Islands have been Pukey Point at North Island, the north end of South Island, the region of the tuna pens inside of South Island, the Lighthouse at the south tip of South Island, the South Kelp and the South Kelp Ridge. Please keep in mind that when fishing around the

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marks, porpoise schools and trolling strikes. Once located, they have been biting on sardines, mackerel, surface iron, poppers, Colt Snipers and Flat Fall jigs. Fishing live baits deep with a rubber band attached torpedo sinker will sometimes produce action when flylined baits are not producing.

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complicated when the claims exceed the value of the boat, since it will require the creditors to fight among themselves over the sale proceeds, if and when the court orders the sale of the boat. This requires us to determine the priority of the liens claimed by each of the competing creditors.

After a Marshal’s auction, the Court will only distribute money to lienholders that make a formal appearance as an intervening plaintiff, after ruling on the validity and priority of each competing claim. Priority is determined based upon a complicated set of rules that consider the type of claim (for example, a lien for unpaid crew wages will be superior to a lien for an unpaid shipyard bill), and upon the timing of the claim (when was the work performed?). When the claim is for the same type of service, such as in this case where both claims involve the providing of “necessaries,” and the respective vendors completed their work within a year, the liens are considered to be substantially equal and the sale proceeds are distributed on a pro-rata basis according to the size of each claim.

It should be apparent from this discussion that the enforcement of a maritime lien is never a simple exercise, and the process may be further complicated when competing creditors are pursuing the same boat. In the case described above, our reader needs to spend the money to enter the lawsuit or he will lose his lien when the Marshals sell the boat.

But he will first need to hire an experi-

enced maritime attorney to sort things out.

David Weil is licensed to practice law in the state of California and as such, some of the information provided in this column may not be applicable in a jurisdiction outside of California. Please note also that no two legal situations are alike, and it is impossible to provide accurate legal advice without knowing all the facts of a particular situation.

Therefore, the information provided in this column should not be regarded as individual legal advice, and readers should not act upon this information without seeking the opinion of an attorney in their home state.

David Weil is the managing attorney at Weil & Associates (www.weilmaritime.com) in Seal Beach. He is an adjunct professor of Admiralty Law, a member of the Maritime Law Association of the United States and is former legal counsel to the California Yacht Brokers Association. If you have a maritime law question for Weil, he can be contacted at 562-799-5508 or at dweil@weilmaritime.com.

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34’ SABERLINE FAST TRAWLER 2001 Ideal couples’ trawler or sailboat racer’s retreat. Queen master, low 600 hour twin Cummins power, radar, autopilot, GPS & VHF. Classic Sabre Yachts USA quality.

Rare opportunity. $145,000. matgville@gmail.com 775-443-6746

36’ GRAND BANKS, 1979: New bottom paint.

New bimini w/isenglass, Vacuflush heads, inverter, Twin Lehman 120 diesels, low hours.

Too many extras to list! $46,000. 60’ Newport mooring also available separately. Bob: 949-332-0888

28’ SKIPJACK 1974: Good condition. Twin 350 engines, 280 Volvo outdrives. New gas tank, Garmin GPS, Raytheon fish finder, tri-axle galvanized trailer. $10,000. Call Tom: 310-946-9933.

Has everything, kept on 2019 triple axle trailer (included). Twin Yamaha 300HP – 25hrs. Coveted spot @ Cabrillo Way Marina Launch $219,000.

By owner 310-831-5057

2019 PARKER 2120SC: Great fishing platform.

Yamaha F 200XB with extremely low hours. Just serviced. Garmin radar, sonar, chartplotter and VHF. Pacific trailer included. $68,500.

805-625-1724.

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33’ GRADY-WHITE FREEDOM 335 2015: Fish or cruise. Very comfortable, deluxe seating, wet bar with refrigerator, sink. Loaded with equipment. In Huntington Beach. LLC owned. $279,900. Call 626-818-9781.

36’ CUSTOM CENTER CONSOLE 2011: Twin Cat diesels, Gen, A/C, Furuno NavNet, Bow thruster, Sleeps 3, X’lnt economical fishing boat!

McClintock Yachts: 949-278-3418.

36’ GRAND BANKS 1967 Same owner since 1977, a cherry Cove vet she is well maintained and on the hook rigged!! Twin Lehmans and lots of goodies. $39,500. Nancy Bkr. 562-252-2167.

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SAILBOATS

SAILBOATS PARTNERSHIP 1/4 SHARE ERICSON 30’ Lots of upgrades, including new head and tank, electric motor. Slipped in MDR. Dry bilge and solid sailor. $3,500 + $150/mo.

Call 909-997-9879.

40’ SANTA BARBARA 1970: In great shape!

Constantly updated and maintained. Equipped for serious offshore fishing. 3 bait-tanks, 2 radars, chartplotter, autopilot, Northern Lights gen, Detroit diesels, more. $89,500. 619-549-1952

65’ MCKINNA LLC OWNED: Electronics, satellite TV, hydraulic Swim platform, inflatable w/OB, 3 station controls, stabilizers, thruster, water maker, two generators, two davits, $499.000. Gerry Purcell: 310-701-5960, PURCELLYACHTS.COM, GERRY@PURCELLYACHTS.COM.

12’ SIMON WATTS WOOD SAILBOAT: This beautiful handmade sailboat is a Simon Watts original from the 1970’s. It’s in really good condition. Interior was sanded and revarnished two summers ago. Exterior has six coats of oil base primer but it could use a little touch up.

The sail is a ketch rigged in good condition as well as the tiller, rudder, dagger board and paddles. All are very clean. Includes a lightweight pacific aluminum trailer. Made by internationally known and respected boat builder, sailor, teacher and author. 818-339-8398.

MARINA OWNED BOATS 50’ MIKELSON SPORT FISHER 1996: Proven tournament winner. LLC owned. Tuna-tower.

Side-scanning sonar, 360 degree fish-finder, new batteries, etc. Don’t miss this wonderful vessel. $219,999. Shoreline Yacht Group, Larry: 760-914-0091

97’ AZIMUT 1990 Recent LP Paint, mechanical and design imrpovements. Sleeps 17 including crew.

Well priced, beautiful and well cared for.

LLC owned. Reduced $150K! $650,000.

Shoreline Yacht Group, Nick: 310-748-5409

Many 22 foot to 30 foot sailboats for sale at $800 to $5,000 in Los Angeles Harbor at Leeward Bay Marina, 310-830-5621 and Pacific Yacht Landing, 310-830-0260.

Slips are available to buyers at favorable prices, but not for permanent live-aboard status. A partial list includes 22’ Catalina, 24’ San Juan, 24’ Columbia, 25’ Coronado (3), 26’ Columbia (3), $26’ Islander, 27’ Newport, 27’ catalina, 27’ Schock, 29’ Cal & 30’ Columbia.

32’ ERICSON 1986 One-owner. Five sails, boom tent, lazy cradle, power winch, DPX5028T stereo, GPS, autopilot, radar, refrigerator, AGM batteries, charger, inverter, macerator, Universal diesel. Bottom painted 2019. $39,900 $29,900. Larry: 949-795-1404

(310) 830-5621, L.A. Harbor www.leewardbaymarina.net

58’ RIVA FURAMA 1990: By Italian builder Riva. Cruise at 18kts., 3 staterooms w/ensuite heads/showers, large salon, full galley, flybridge.

Great family yacht. SIMRAD electronics, MAN diesels, Onan genset, Sat TV, air conditioned.

Professionally maintained. Port engine requires repair. $150,000. Contact jchalker@LMCapital.com.

34’ CATALINA 1988 Excellent condition. Electronics at helm, 32 mile radar & autopilot. Queen berth in aft master. Santa Barbara slip available. $39,500. Paul: 805-291-2352, paul@RevUpNet.com.

GREAT OPPORTUNITY to own a luxury yacht at 1/4 of the cost.

2 boats available. Well placed in desirable Dana Point Harbor, Newport. Both over 45 feet. Contact Mac: 949-872-0245.

26’ J-BOATS J/80 2002: World Champion.

Meticulously maintained. Faired bottom and keel, French built. 100 lbs light. 3.5 Tohatsu outboard, galvanized trailer, many PHRF sails, much much more. $35,000. 714-356-5890.

30’ CATALINA 1979: Diesel. Dodger, roller furling, UK sails. Nice interior. VHF/GPS/stereo + depth finder. Marina del Rey. $6,000. Call 818-980-7291

58’ VIKING SPORTFISH, 1998: Freshwater kept, owner maintained. $399,000. Go to 58vikingspotfish.com for full details. Call 503819-0411 or email Toddp1960@yahoo.com.

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61’ BENNETTI/HERSHINE 1998: Totally refinished, interior and exterior new electronics, canvass, A/C, generator, large salon and bridge.

MTU Engine Model: 8V183TE. Engines Hours: 450. Power: 767hp. $299,900. 310-701-5960, gerry@purcellyachts.com, purcellyachts.com.

27’ ST. PIERRE DORY Beautiful gaff-rigged schooner built in Nova Scotia with a Yanmar diesel engine.

Featured in Wood Boat Magazine August 2016. Oceanside Harbor, CA. $29,000/obo.

619-994-3528, kjwilson8806@aol.com.

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35’ CHEOY LEE LION SLOOP 1966: A real beauty – berthed at SDYC since the mid 1980s, this classic sailing yacht is ready for her new owners. New engine, freshly painted cabin top and cockpit. Excellent brightwork. Must see! $49,000. Call Blake at 619-665-7398 or email blake@stanmiller.com.

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KETTENBURG 50 1964 CLASSIC Hull #19. Weterbeke, Onan, auto, diesel heater, refrigeration, roller furling, SS stove/3 burner, BBQ, inverter. $45,000.

Michael: 310-901-2640

BOATS WANTED WANT TO RENT 25’-30’ SAILBOAT, CABIN CRUISER, OR HOUSEBOAT

40 FOOT DOUBLE CAN MOORING FOR SALE in Newport Harbor! A-62, located in a quet mooring field on the peninsula side of the main channel. Close to the harbor entrance and within the shoreboat service area of Balboa Yacht Club. Overhauled in January 2020 and ready for the summer! $37,500. Call 305-767-3830.

Slip use only. By the month/week.

Betwen Ventura & Long Beach harbors and lakes too. 818-653-3567, deborahmarsh33154@gmail.com.

40’ MOORING FOR SALE: Beacon Bay. Best location. Accessible from public dock on Balboa Island. On Saphire. Also adjacent to Balboa Yacht Basin. Mooring D-20. $42,500/obo.

Text/call Danny: 310-801-7251.

WANTED!!! Private party seeks to buy a Sea Ray 38 Sundancer. Must be in "well-cared for" and clean condition. Dingy and davit a plus but not essential. Southern California location preferred. Email particulars and contact information to jbluesea@outlook.com. Thank You!

40’ NEWPORT HARBOR MOORING J-514

36’ WOODEN KETCH L. Francis Herreshoff Nereia design. Fresh haulout w/topside and bottom paint.

Newer sails. Beautiful and fast. Autopilot tied to navigation. All self-tailing winches.

Great racer. $22,000. 619-818-3579

3366 VIA LIDO: Newly remodeled Class A Marina. Slips up to 85’. Fine dining & retail nearby. Easy ingress/egress. Take advantage now before the slips are gone! 949-705-3499.

SLIPS, DOCKS, MOORINGS

Between Lido and Legion. Serviced 11/19. $38,000. Call Scott: 949-280-0416 or scottrbsn@aol.com.

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50’ MOORING FOR SALE Number H-045. Located between Lido Isle and American Legion. Maintenance services done by South Mooring Co. Great locations. Great investment.

Contact me with questions. $48,000.

310-880-7244

50’ NEWPORT BEACH MOORING in the Abock off C street and just serviced. Monthly city tax runs $153 a month. $46,999 obo, terms possible. Call or text 949-903-8810.

55’ MOORING (#A191) Newport Harbor. Ideal location near “D” Street (Peninsula). 10 minutes to ocean jetty.. $52,000. Call Rich: 714-624-5350.

55’ NEWPORT BEACH MOORING #A-142: Near harbor entrance between E & F Street on Balboa Penininsula. $60,000. Keith: 949-3004813, klumpkin@earthlink,net.

45' NEWPORT HARBOR MOORING A222 Great spot close to harbor entrance. $37,000. Call 909-635-4088.

38’ CATALINA 380 1999: Excellent condition and well equipped. Great sailing qualities, centerline queen in aft master. $92,000. Don’t miss this exceptional value. Nick, The Shoreline Yacht Group, 310-748-5409 yachtbroker@pacbell.net

UP TO 50’ SLIPS AVAILABLE Chula Vista (619)422-2595

45’ NEWPORT MOORING A-283: Be in the center of Balboa, enjoy the city parking lots and docks. Near the Pavilion inside row. Just serviced. $40,000. Call 949-933-6834, email Yotdoc@earthlink.net

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60’ NEWPORT MOORING: Newport slip fees a bummer? 60’ slip = $57/ft, $3,400/mo., $41,000 annually. J97 = $3/ft, $190/mo., $2,300 annually.

Save $39,000. Sale $65,000 now. Call 949-683-5017, email kettenburg41@gmail.com

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25’ SLIPS AVAILABLE

Redondo Beach (310)376-0431 n

UP TO 70’ SLIPS AVAILABLE San Pedro (310)732-2252 n

TAKING RESERVATIONS Coronado (619)435-5203 n

46’ HUNTER 460, 2000: Marina del Rey, CA. Yanmar 75hp engine, staysail, furled jib, full batten main, dinghy with outboard, radar, GPS & autopilot. Prime condition. $140,000.

702-480-5662.

(310) 514-4985

cabrillowa@aol.com

28’-130’ SLIPS AVAILABLE! End-Ties available for Catamarans. Beautiful New Marina! Shortest Run to Catalina!

47’ KETTENBURG MOTORSAILER: Great liveaboard. Sails nicely. Needs new engine and mast painted. Has rebuilt engine to install available for another $4,000. Woodwork and paint good. Recent photo. $9,000. 619-818-3579.

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30’ AVALON MOORING FOR SALE: $69,500.

Next to Tuna Club. Priced to sell! Lowest priced mooring in Avalon. Call Tom: 949-295-5042.

30’ BALBOA MOORING Prime location near Pavilion. Get out of the harbor fast! $34,000 or best offer.

Call 714-842-3005.

50’ AVALON MOORING FOR SALE Price reduced to $425,000...

LOWEST priced 50’ mooring in the harbor and longest afternoon sun!!!

Contact Steve Ginder: 714-501-0549.

50’ MOORING #H29: Near Lido Island YC, 15th St. public a-dock, Marina Park. Beautiful NE corner eastern edge H-Field. Unobstructed view down Lido Soud channel for evening BBQ! $45,000. 949-981-6946.

AL LARSON MARINA Slips & Moorings Buoys from 25’ to 55’, at $10.00/ft. Closest Run to Catalina.

Beverages & Snacks Sold in Office.

310-832-0526 or 1046larsomarina@gmail.com

AVALON MOORINGS FOR SALE 30 ft. to 130 ft.

Inside/Outside www.avalonmooringsforsale.com

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BAYSIDE VILLAGE MARINA, NEWPORT BEACH: Slips and storage. Call for availability.

949-673-1331

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GENERAL SERVICES

SOUTH BALBOA ISLAND SIDE-TIE Sailboat only. Up to 50 feet. Width: 12’.

Close to Channel. Utilities. $2,000 per month. Call 949-500-5851.

BRAND NEW MARINA: Slips 25’-75’. Private, quiet harbor, close to the beach, shopping, restaurants, parking, and more.

Call 714-840-5545 or email info@huntingtonharbourmarina.com.

3M CUSTOM INTERIORS & CANVAS

VUE MARINA is the newest and nicest marina within Newport Beach and features 18 slips ranging from 45’ to 75’.

Contact VUE Marina at 949-705-3499 or dockmaster@rwmarinadev.com to learn more about slip availability, boat size options, and any other important questions you might have.

Marine interior design, fabrication.

Enclosures, affordable custom mattresses, window replacement, exterior and interior cushions, carpet and canvas. 25 years experience. Serving San Diego to LA. 858-329-1140, 949-375-1770, www.3mcanvas.com, threemcanvas@yahoo.com.

NEWPORT HARBOR LIDO AREA MOORING #J-94 With dinghy storage. Super desirable at Marina Park, adjacent to Lido Peninsula, Lido Island and American Legion w/ample parking. Presently 35’, can be expanded to 45’. Holding tank service available. $37,000/obo. 949-279-4795.

L.A. HARBOR Leeward Bay: (310) 830-5621 25’ slips, $9.00-10.00/ft. 30’-39’ slips, $11.00/ft.

40-50’ premium slips, $12.00/ft.

Pacific Yacht Landing: (310) 830-0260 20’26’ slips, $10.00/ft. 28’-32’ slips, $11.00/ft.

33’-45’ slips, $12.00/ft. End slips, $13.00/ft.

ISLAND YACHT ANCHORAGE: LOS ANGELES HARBOR. 25’-50’ SLIPS AVAILABLE. SOME LIVEABOARD. CALL 310-830-1111.

PERHAPS THE BEST 50’ MOORING #H413 for sale off Lido Island. $49,900.

Owner may carry. Call Jim: 361-463-8981 or email jim@jdn21.net.

PIER 32 MARINA, SAN DIEGO BAY: 28’ slips available now! Call 619-477-3232 or email office@pier32marina.com.

POINT LOMA MARINA - SAN DIEGO: Call for slip availability. Call 619-718-6260 or email office@pointlomamarina.com.

PUT YOUR SAILBOAT IN TO CHARTER in Dana Point Harbor with Aventura Sailing Association. Have your boat make money when you aren’t using it! Slips available.

949-493-9493.

RARE 50’ MOORING LIGHTHOUSE YACHT MARINA: 1ST & 2ND MONTH 1/2 OFF (With This Ad), 34’ END-TIE FOR CAT OR TRI + 25’ TO 50’ SLIPS. L.A. HARBOR. Water/electricity/dock box included.

Showers, laundry, pario area. Gated, clean & quiet, lockers. Close port to... Catalina. Berth 205-B, 1300 Anchorage Rd, Wilmington. Call Barbara: 310-834-9595. www.lighthouseyachtmarina.com. Email barbgmarina@gmail.com.

LONG BEACH SLIPS & END-TIES 25’-50’: NO LIVEABOARDS. Harbor Light Landing Marina, views of downtown and Queen Mary. Call 619807-7245. Email: lance@harboryc.com

located conveniently near the harbor entrance for quick ocean access. Easy access from neighboring yacht club shore boats. Ample parking always available.

Act now as this will not last with summer approaching. $49,995 or best offer.

Call 949-307-5685 or email jonathan@americarecpap.com.

RARE 55’ NEWPORT HARBOR MOORING: Conveniently located in J Field. Near Lido Isle, Lida Peninsula, Marina Park, 15th Street. Sell, or consider trade for Newport on-shore mooring with case. Cash only. $55,000. 949-463-1048.

SAN DIEGO MOORING COMPANY: Visit our website for information & application www.sandiegomooring.com or call 619-291-0916.

SANTA BARBARA 50 FOOT SLIP Marina 1. Large dock space.

Liveaboard possible.

Call 562-310-2755 for more information.

MARINA CORTEZ - SAN DIEGO: Stunning location, improved amenities. 10’ - 120’ slips, end ties, and side ties. 30’ Slips available NOW. Call 619-291-5985.

HANDYMAN SERVICES Reasonable Rates. Proven Craftsmanship.

Timely Turnaround. Small Jobs Welcome.

Fully insured. Reliable Local Dana Point Team. Proud Boat Owners. 949-433-8795.

Serving Dana Point Harbor Since 1996.

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HELP WANTED SAN DIEGO SPORT FISHING 6 PAC CAPTAINS NEEDED! Customer service & knowledge of fishing the San Diego waters a must. Part time to start, room to grow. USCG license required. Email resume only: newcaptains2020@gmail.com SEEKING UPBEAT customer service oriented Harbor Cruise Captain. Part-time / weekends.

Great work environment. Room to grow. USCG license required. Contact funzoneboats@gmail.com.

BOATING COURSES/SCHOOLS BECOME A MASTER MARINE SURVEYOR Best in business. NAVTECH/US Surveyors. Marine surveyor course.

1-800-245-4425, www.navsurvey.com.

Commercial & recreational available.

PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE YACHT MANAGEMENT in Newport Beach since 1973.

Distributor of clean & green AGM Batteries.

SCOTT B. JONES INTERNATIONAL YACHT SALES AND CONSULTING Call 949-279-4049.

Email mbsilvey@yahoo.com or visit us online at www.marksilvey.com.

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BOOKS & CHARTS

**USCG MASTER** offers Motor Boat Operation Instruction. Yacht Delivery, and Safety Training, etc. aboard your vessel. Call for pricing information: 951-642-2489, or email billy.ellis@att.net.

GOT PIRATES?

RIGGING & YACHT MAINTENANCE Running Rigging • Standing Rigging Ground Tackle •Winch Service • Bilge Pumps Monthly Maintenance Service • Power & Sail Chris: 619-856-9241 • Roger: 949-690-1906 Koru.Boat.Services@gmail.com

**USCG MASTER** offers Motor Boat Operation Instruction.

Yacht Delivery, and Safety Training, etc. aboard your vessel.

Call for pricing information: 951-642-2489, or email billy.ellis@att.net.

USCG LICENSED 100-TON MASTER

USCG CERTIFIED CAPTAINS: Deliveries, Charters, Instruction. From Alaska to Panama.

Multiple deliveries Hawaii to California, Atlantic crossing, Caribbean, Mediterranean. www.SanDiegoCaptains.com Captain Nikolay Alexandrov 858-531-1175, Captain Assen Alexandrov 858-531-4788

Delivery, Lessons, Private Captain.

Sail/Power. Over 180,000 documented Intl blue water miles. Well respected in the marine industry. Many dozens of references. Jeffry Matzdorff: 323-855-0191, earthakat@msn.com. www.offshoredeliveryskipper.com.

A rip-roaring coming-of-age adventure that entangles a young boy and his sea lion best friend in swashbuckling deviltry.

Available on Amazon by following this link: http://tinyurl.com/zacharybook

EQUIPMENT, PARTS & GEAR FORTRESS FX-55 ANCHOR YACHT CHARTERS • MANAGEMENT • Deliveries • Instruction • Excursions • Sunset Sails • Fishing. Call Captain Don Grigg: 980722-1674 or email: captdon88@gmail.com.

WANTED TO BUY: Powerboats 1986 and newer, running or not, up to 34’ in length. We will help with removal from your slip. Call Al for more info: 800-613-5410.

YACHT DELIVERY DELIVERIES, INSTRUCTION, and all other professional Captain services. Sail, power. www.KeithEricson.com, 619-275-3839, San Diego Skippers Association

YACHT INTERIORS USCG/RYA 200 TON CAPTAINS Internationaldeliverycaptains.com is the leader in worldwide delivery.

Our Captains have over 200,000 combined worldwide delivery and cruising miles.

Deliveries, Instruction, Yacht management and more. www.internationaldeliverycaptains.com 858-245-9216

CUSTOM FABRICATED WINDOW TREATMENTS for any shape window. Blinds, Roman shades, Roller shades, Cellular shades.

310-308-1844, 888-771-5309, boatblinds@prodigy.net, www.boatblindsinternational.com LICENSED MASTER CAPTAIN to teach you how to safely operate and navigate your own boat, including deliveries and relocations, charters, yacht management and maintenance, instruction and training. Details: 619-363-1746, www.captain-herb.com.

BOAT STORAGE & TRANSPORT A&D Logistics, Inc., previously Cal Western Boat Movers. Visit our website: http://aanddlogistics.com. 50 years experience. Call 619-722-6113.

32 lbs with 40ft of chain. Rated for 52-58 ft boat. $1,100 retail, $400/obo. Point Loma location. Ecvoss@cox.net.

BARGAIN BIN ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT SAILING, LLC Experienced Professional USCG Licensed 100-Ton Master. Worldwide deliveries focusing on the North and South Pacific including North America, Hawaii, Mexico, Alaska, Canada, Central and South America as well as Panama Canal crossings. Private Captain, Personalized Instruction and Consulting Services. Check us out First!

619-905-1967. Markfife@outlook.com. www.attitudeadjustmentsailing.com

4-STROKE 6HP SUZUKI: Purchased 2017.

Just rebuilt by Maurer Marine. Priced to sell: $1,000. 949-212-4484.

TOHATSU 9.9 EXT LONG SHAFT 4 STROKE OUTBOARD: Brand new, never installed.

Garaged on stand. Keyed electric start with remote control unit & all cables. Bought for my 25’ sailboat, never installed. Model MFS9.8A 3V2. Call Jeff: 951-704-4111.

MISCELLANEOUS SILVER GATE YACHT CLUB JR. SAILING Annual Marine Swap Meet. August 8, 2020, 8:00-12:00. Space: $15. 2091 Shelter Island Drive. Info: 619-222-1214.

TRAILERS & ACCESSORIES

1977 25HP 2-STROKE 2CYL OUTBOARD: Long shaft, electric start and charging with tank. $700. King Harbor. 310-561-6333.

13’9” LASER, 1974: Mast, boom, appendages, no sail or rigging, trailer, beach dolly. $600. Call 760-703-8488 1979 JOHNSON SEA HORSE 35HP 2-stroke, electric start outboard motor. It’s toast. Parts only. $120. 818-781-2111. Van nuys or MDR.

TRAILER FOR W.D. SCHOCK 18’ ELECTRIC PACKET: Last one ever built by Trail-rite in 2011. Only in water one time. Like NEW condition. Stored under cover. $2,500 or best offer. Jeff: 941-704-4111.

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