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Issue #96February 2011

M a r i n e rA Publication For Where Land Endswww.marinermagazine.com

A M a g a z i n e F o r T h e M a r i n a d e l R e y B o a t i n g C o m m u n i t y

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Feeling the Effects of the MLPA

Open 60 in Marina del Rey

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The Mariner is

Editor/Publisher/WriterPat Reynolds

PhotographsPat Reynolds

ColumnistMookie

ContributorsDave Kirby

Richard Schaefer

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FROM THE EDITOR

WHAT S INSIDE

Thanks for picking it up!

EIGHT YEARS O F LESSO N S LEARN ED

The Helm at Night Photo by Pat Reynolds

Coming Events 4

Off the Wire 6

O Canada! 10Open 60 Visits Marina del Rey

AC Comes to San Francisco 12The worlds most famous sailboat race comes close to home

Dont Be Scared of the Dark by Captain Joel Eve 14The ins and outs of night boating

Coastal Currents 16Diminishing Horizons by Richard Schaefer

Powertails 18 All an Act

Racing 20

Ask the Expert - The Need for Paper Charts 23

Ask Mookie

Classi eds 25

Man alive! We just clocked eight-years here at The Mariner . Ive learned a lot since this whole thingstarted. Wanna hear what Ive learned?

Ive learned writing about local politics makes people openly insult you.

Ive learned a column where a talking dog that writes an advice column must never say an ill word aboutcats. Cat people get very angry.

Ive learned doing a paper route in the rain makes me hate my life.

Ive learned 16-year-olds will sail around the planet if you let them.

Ive learned that to effectively nd typos one must rst go to print.

Ive learned how many people start conversations with the phrase this is off the record.

Ive learned local publishing will never make me rich.

Ive learned Opening Day is a fantastic opportunity to drink in the morning.

But most of all, in these past eight years of publishing The Mariner Ive learned Im fortunate to havehappened into this position. I truly hope you all enjoy this little magazine and that it serves a valid purposefor you in this strange little world we call simply, The Marina.


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December 31Marina de l Rey New Year s Eve

F i r e w o r k sBring friends and family to enjoy an electricNew Years Eve Fireworks Show presented byLos Angeles County Department of Beachesand Harbors. Fireworks begin at 11:59, withan explosive nal 30 second countdown.Best viewing locations are Burton ChacePark, 13650 Mindanao Way and Fishermans

Village, 13755 Fiji Way. Marina restaurantsand hotels will be offering festive specials.

December 31N e w Ye a r s E ve a t Tw o H a r b o r s

What better place to ring in the New Year,than Two Harbors. Join us at the HarborReef Restaurant for dinner, dancing, and achampagne toast at midnight. Come enjoyand leave the driving to the Shoreboats.Please call for reservations, 310-510-4215.

December 3138th Annu al New Year s Eve

Celebra t ion in Avalon

Dance in the New Year in the world famousCasino Ballroom. Produced by the CatalinaChamber of Commerce, the gala includesa buffet dinner, dancing, champagne split,one bottle of wine in a specially engravedbottle (#12 in a series), and party favors.For additional information, please call theCatalina Island Chamber of Commerce at310-510-1520 or send an email to [email protected].

January 6M o t i v a t i o n a l s p e a k e r a n d a u t h o r

Pe te r I s le r

South Bay Yacht Racing Club presents theinternationally renowned sailor, motivationalspeaker and author Peter Isler, who will besharing racing tactics with yacht racers inMarina Del Rey. Contact Mike Guccioneat 818-731-1030 or [email protected] formore info.

January 8berger S te in Ser ies

The rst race of the year in the Santa MonicaBay is the Berger/Stein 1, Malibu & Returnon Saturday, January 8, 2011. This is a great

race to shake off the holidays and start theracing season with family and friends. Asalways, there is a trophy presentation andfun post-race party get together at DRYCsbar. For slip reservations, please call 310-823-4664. Please see the NOR for details atwww.dryc.org. DRYC, 13900 Palawan Way,Marina del Rey.

January 22 & 29The Champagne Ser ies

Held on both the 22nd and 29th of Januaryis the rst buoy race of the new yacht racingseason. Contact Mike Guccione at 818-731-1030 or [email protected] for more info.

OngoingS an t a M o n i c a Wi n d ja m m e r s

Yacht ClubWednesday and Friday Night Dinners

Members, guests, and prospective membersare invited to join us for cocktails, fun,food, and friendship on most Wednesdayand Friday evenings at our club house. Fun

starts at 6:30 pm for cocktails and 7:30pm for dinner. Lectures and educationalpresentations often follow our Wednesdaynight dinners. Live music is provided onmost Fridays for your enjoyment and dancingpleasure. Reservations are required. Ourclub house is located at 13589 MindanaoWay, Marina del Rey. For menus, availability,pricing, directions, parking, and more eventand membership details, please visit our website at www.smwyc.org or call us at 310-827-7692

Mar ina Venice Yacht Club

Socia l SundaysJoin Marina Venice Yacht Club weekly forour Social-Sunday Open House from 4 p.m.to 7 p.m. Food items are provided and thereis no charge. MVYC is located in the MarinaCity Club - West Tower - at 4333 AdmiraltyWay. Whether you own a boat, are looking tobuy one, or just want to be around other waterloving people MVYC welcomes all whoshare in the Corinthian Spirit. Security willtell you where to park. Follow the signs upthe stairs or elevator to the Club House on G2.

For more information contact [email protected], call (818) 422-6368, or visit ourFacebook Group page.

Sa i l ing S ingles of Southern Cal i forn ia

Sailing Singles of Southern California is aSailing Club centered in Marina del Rey butopen to all sailing enthusiasts from the LAarea. We meet twice monthly, at 7 p.m. at theMarina Venice Yacht Club, 4333 Admiralty

Way located at the Marina City Club WestTower in Marina del Rey. There is a $10Meeting donation per person that includes alight Dinner. Drinks are available at a full barat reasonable prices. Club members will meetand socialize with sailboat owners and canarrange for sails in Santa Monica Bay. Aftersailing, club members can enjoy wine andcheese parties or full dinners on membersBoats. Catalina Island trips and specialevents are also planned. (310) 822-0893 oremail: [email protected] www.sailingsinglesofsoutherncalifornia.com

Marina Sunday Sa i l ing ClubSince 1981 MSSC has brought togetherskippers and crew in a friendly socialenvironment for daysails in Santa Monica Bayand cruises to Catalina and other destinations.We meet on the 2nd and 4th Sunday of eachmonth on the patio at Burton Chace Parkunder the Club banner. Meetings start at10:00 a.m. with a free Continental breakfastand socializing. We hold a brief businessmeeting and then head out for an afternoonof sailing on the Bay after which we gather ata members dock for wine, snacks and more

socializing. Visitors are welcome and mayattend two meetings free. No prior sailingexperience is necessary. Married peoplewelcome! For more info call (310) 226-8000or visit www.marinasundaysailors.com

Womens Sa i l ing Assoc ia t ion of Santa Monica Bay

Meets on the 2nd Tuesday of each month atthe Santa Monica Windjammers Yacht Club,13589 Mindanao Way, in Marina del Rey.The meeting, held at 7:30, is preceded by a

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This year Transpac 2011 will have two starts,July 4 and July 8. The breakdown will beannounced on June 4, the deadline for ling anentry.

Outboard-powered boats will now be allowedto recharge via renewables including wind andsolar. This replaces the requirement that boatscarry a permanently-installed generator.

Maturing technologies in satellite phones andLED running lights at last make renewablepower feasible for smaller, outboard poweredboats, and Transpac wants to keep pace withadvancing technologies. However, skippersconsidering this alternative should note theseimportant points:

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ooming large over G Basin ina Boatyard in Marina del Rey,high on stilts to accommodateher nearly 15-foot keel, an Open60 emblazoned with O Canada

sits begging the question what are you doinghere?

Then, after staring at this multi-million-dollaropen-ocean purebred beast, the next question isand where have you been?

Like any Open-60 thats not fresh from themolds, O Canada has indeed logged her shareof miles. Before her current digs at WindwardBoatyard this all-carbon rocket ship waswinning races in New Zealand and before thatshe was Canadian solo racer Derek Hat eldsride for the Vendee Globe.

Hat eld supervised the build of this boat thatwhat was then Spirit of Canada beginning in2005 until completion around 2006. In 2008after crossing oceans for the qualifying sails,

Hat eld managed to get the boat to the startline, but not without an enormous amount of problems procuring nancing.For many watching Hat elds campaign, thatinvolved small donations in exchange forpersonal signatures on the boats hull, it wasan uneasy feeling. It wasnt until the race wasgetting very close did he secure a Algimouss asa main sponsor and while no one could questionHat elds tenacity getting to the start in France,some questioned if he had enough budget toprep the boat to the extent he would have liked.

Not long into the race, the boat faced 50-knotwinds and suffered a knockdown that broke thetop two spreaders. With no way to make repairsif this nature at sea, Hat eld retired from therace and sailed it to Tasamania.

In the gusts, the autopilot was struggling tokeep the boat tracking and would round upinto the wind, Hat eld told Yachtpals.com atthe time. This morning the seas were huge,maybe 25 feet and confused but nothing wecouldnt handle normally. I was exhausted and

laying in my bunk and crash, the boat went overand I ended up on the ceiling with all kindsof articles whizzing past me. The boat cameupright immediately and the carnage inside wasimmediate. I rushed on deck and my heart sankto see two of the spreaders dangling limp on theshrouds.

The boat eventually ended up in New Zealandwhere Hat eld, out of money, was forced toforfeit the boat to the lender. It was bought bya Canadian corporation and is now being used

to make documentary lms that will hopefullybuild interest in the sport of sailing in Canada.Our thinking was, after seeing the intensitywith which the French and a lot of the Europeansfollow the Vendee Globe, we need to bring thatto North America, said Project Manager JohnCurtis of the choice to use an Open 60 as theirfocus. We thought we needed something thatcaptures peoples imagination.

In the beginning of February, an all-Canadianteam of sailors led by Olympic sailor Richard

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and Newport to Ensenada.

As far as actually sailing the Open 60Curtis says its pure power and lots of fun. While it doesnt go up wind verywell because its designed to sail off thewind in round the world courses, once itsreaching its blasting.

The sense that you get of a boat that doesntheel that much when its all loaded up is similarto that of a catamaran, Curtis said. Its prettyquick downwind and the angles that you saildownwind are kind of similar. Youre basicallysailing with the apparent wind quite far forward.I would say its closer to an International 14,because it skids and slides a little better thana Tornado [for instance]. When I say skid andslide I mean slip down a wave - almost skiddingsideways a bit and its easier to sort of pivot the

boat. It has so little rocker that it kind of bitesinto the water a bit more.

Because its made for long distance oceancrossings, Curtis says one of the unique

elements of the boat is the ability to nd perfectsail combinations and con gurations.

The Open 60 has so many differentcon gurations that you can put the sails in forthe various wind and wave conditions youhave incredible options, he said. It wouldhave to be over 60-knots before you really have

to struggle.

He continued: I sailed it backfrom Fiji and we had 60 knotsand 4 reefs in the main and wedid 23 knots for 3 hours it wasno sweat I slept through part of it.The team chose Marina del Rey

for the suitable depth that allowsthe boat entrance into the oceanalthough during very low tidesO Canada scrapes her feet onthe bottom. The other reasonwas Clarke and a crewmanwere working on another boatbased in Windward, so they feltcomfortable there.

The next challenge will be for the team to getup to speed and face off against the high-levelcompetition theyre sure to face in this yearsTranspac. At the moment, its speculated thattheir main competition will be the recently builtPendragon VI, a 75-foot, mostly carbon LaurieDavidson-designed racer.

To learn more about O Canada go to www.windathletes.ca

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hen, in the nal hour, when talks broke down between the city of San Francisco and Larry Ellison, it looked like the Americas Cupmay well have ended up in Newport Rhode Island. Rhode Island news channels reported that chances were good that the worlds mostfamous regatta would be coming back to where it has been held many times before. But, Larry apparently worked things out with hisSan Fran homies and indeed the Americas Cup will be held right up the 5 freeway in one of the most consistently windy venues in

America.

Organizers of this next AC are dead-set on making it snooze-proof. Gone (for now) are the days where Gary Jobson gives a three and a half hour playby play explaining that 7-knots of breeze isnt enough to make these boats go very fast. Enter turbo charged catamarans with rigid wings that will do30-knots. Russell Coutts said were in the iPod generation and this AC would re ect that.

New elements include:Groundbreaking new boats - the wing-sailed AC45 and AC72 catamarans - capable of close to 40 knots to enable unparalleled racing competition andon-the-water excitementNew course formats to create tight, tactical racing that showcases the speed of the boats and the skill of the sailorsEnhanced online broadcasting to deliver a personalized viewer experienceNew broadcast formats including magazine programs, reality formats and racing packaged for live televisionA comprehensive sustainability program focused on the worlds oceans

New race formats in new race venues through the Americas Cup World SeriesA clear path for young athletes through the Youth Americas Cup

The addition of these elements gives us the ability to respond to the needs of sponsors and broadcasters, said Craig Thompson, CEO,Americas Cup Event Authority. For example, the new World Series will provide access to more markets and more audiences. Well beable to showcase tighter, more tactical races on cutting-edge boats, which is more attractive to both broadcasters and fans worldwide.

The world-famous San Francisco Bay will be home to the 2013 Americas Cup Finals and the Challenger Selection Series for the Louis Vuitton Cup,as well as an Americas Cup World Series event in 2012. This will be the rst time the Americas Cup has been hosted in the United States since 1995.

In the summer of 2011, Americas Cup teams will commence racing in the new Americas Cup World Series in the new AC45 catamaran. The AmericasCup World Series calendar of events will be published soon. Story courtesy of Americas Cup.


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ome of the mostmemorable andinteresting boatingexperiences that amariner can haveoccur during nighttimehours. During out mildsouthern California

summers with warm temperatures and clearevenings, the sea state is generally calm, makingfor comfortable passages in our local bays andto our nearby channel islands.

Yet many mariners remain hesitant in takingadvantage of these mild nighttime conditionsdue to concerns about visibility, traf c, andnavigation. It is true that night boating requiressome special attention from the skipper becauseyou cant see where you are, you cant seewhere you have been, and you cant see whereyou are going.

There is a natural tendency for a boater to wantto use a searchlight or spotlight at night, just asone would use headlights on a car; however,

headlights wont work on the water. For onething, you are not on a street or highway whereother traf c will approach you from predictabledirections. In fact, other vessels may approachyou from any direction. Secondly, other boaterswill generally not be using searchlights. Oneof the ways you will have to spot them is bytheir green, red, or white navigation lights.With both stationary and moving lights up anddown the shoreline and crisscrossing the surfaceof the water, it is easy to see why night boatingdemands a moderate amount of concentration.

Another reason why headlights would beof little use for boats is because boating isthree-dimensional. Automobile drivers donthave to be concerned with what lies beneaththeir highways, but boaters must. A spotlightshinning down on waves creates shadows andre ections that can look very much like otherboats or debris and this can cause the skipper toconsider every sighting as a danger. After a whileand after a few false sightings, the skipper canbecome complacent, opening up the possibilityof missing the ones that truly do represent a

risk. For these reasons, it is better to let youreyes as well as the eyes of your crew membersbecome dark-adapted (used to the darkness). Inthis manner, you will have a better chance of spotting other vessels and obstacles.

But the biggest reason we dont have headlightsor use our searchlights for nighttime running isthat we would temporarily blind other boaters,confusing them and perhaps causing them tomake some inappropriate maneuvers such asinto the path of our own vessel.

So we are all a bit handicapped when we areoperating our boats at night because we justcant see very well in the dark. Unless youare in the middle of an ocean a long way fromshore, you should pay close attention to somebasic principles of boating after dark:

Reduce speed. You cant judge distances atnight as easily as you can when you have highvisibility and a relative sense of distant objects.As well, you will need more time to gure outwhat all the lights mean that are moving at

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different speeds, directions, and distance relativeto your own boat. If you have a working radarunit aboard and understand how to use the radar,this will give you lots of useful informationabout other boats, including the distance, relativecourse, and closing speeds between vessels. Inessence, reducing speed buys you more time if you have to make an evasive maneuver.

Arrange your vessels interior lighting so thatyou are not blinded by your ownillumination. I was travelling on a boat oneevening that had an all-around white lightmounted atop the windshield, and the re ectionoff the glass was so blinding I could not see thegauges on the helm station, let alone the bow.So make sure lights are shielded, and keep yourinterior lighting dimmed.

Use your hearing to your best advantage.Sound carries across the water as if ampli ed.

If your boats stereo system is on full blast, forexample, you may miss some important cluesgiven by approaching vessels, such as enginenoise, horns, rushing water, sails apping, oreven loud conversation.

Post a lookout forward on the bow of the vessel.A pair of eyes out near the bowof the vessel might be of bene t to the skipperbecause the lookouts visibility is not impairedby a window or bridge covering.

Navigation at night is really not much differentthan daytime navigation. You would use thecompass, speed log, watch, and GPS unit asusual. At night I tend to check my position andprogress along my intended course line a littlemore frequently for added comfort. In the eventof any trouble, I can quickly read my vesselsposition on the GPS unit and report my positionvia VHF to the Coast Guard and anyone elsewho might be listening.

Communication during nighttime hours,however, may be even more important. Letssay, for example, that we are on a course fromthe Marina to Isthmus Cove on Catalina Island.

We know from our coast guard charts or GPSmaps that we will have to cross the North andSouthbound traf c lanes that are generally usedfor larger vessels. If you are not sure you aregoing to encounter other ships while crossing

these lanes, it is best to contact Los AngelesTraf c on VHF channel 14. You give Traf cyour position, speed, and course from yourGPS and ask Traf c if there is any con ictingtraf c in your area. If there is any vessel traf cin your immediate area, Traf c will give youthe name of those ships for you to contact andmake passing arrangements. I can tell you fromexperience that professional skippers of largervessels will appreciate your call.

To develop the skills for successful nighttimeboating I suggest the following: Ask a moreknowledgeable boater or a professional captainto make a short trip with you at night so that youcan become more familiar with the nighttimeboating environment. I think you will bepleasantly surprised how much fun you canhave yachting at night.

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C A T A L I N A C U R R E N T S

By Captain Richard Schaefer

I fully support the approval of the MarineProtected Areas by the Fish and GameCommission, said Marina del Reys GregSchem, a member of the Blue Ribbon TaskForce, a group composed of seven public leadersselected by the secretary of the CaliforniaNatural Resources Agency The BRTF made

these recommendations to the Fish and GameCommission after hundreds of hours of meetingsand deliberations and after hearing thousands of individuals provide public testimony. This wastruly a ground breaking public process, whichincluded and considered every stakeholdersinput. These MPAs will provide the necessaryrelief to our over-stressed oceans and allowthem a chance to recover and heal form years of over shing and neglect.

That sounds nice, but being more of a Teddy

Roosevelt style conservationist myself, I see itas just another in a series of ill conceived andonerous infringements upon the publics rightto outdoor access and recreation. Also, theresmore than a little debate about whether or notall the meetings were public - as well aswidespread concern that the ultimate decision

was nothing more than a foregone conclusionfrom the outset. But even leaving all that aside,I think it is obvious that there are better waysto accomplish much more while, at the sametime, leaving the ocean open to shing and othersporting activities.

Marine Protected Areas seek to increase shstocks by closing areas to shing and othermethods of take such as, spear shing,netting, lobster traps, or taking of shell sh. Theproblem with this idea is that shing pressure

will simply increase in adjacent areas, therebydecreasing marine life in the unprotected areas- with little or no overall net gain in numbers of sh or other marine life. The failure of a systemthat eliminates shing pressure from one siteby transferring it to another will simply lead toincreased demands for more closed areas. One

can already easily imagine the media sound-bite, Marine biologists, from the Departmentof Fish and Game, nd that non protected areasof our oceans have fewer sh than the protectedmarine sanctuaries. Environmentalists demandmore and larger closures to restore naturalbalance.

After years of studies, research, commissions,debate and hearings this plan is the best theycould come up with? Wouldnt it be better totry and improve all coastal marine environment

Diminishing Horizons

Fishermen all over Southern California are reacting to the recently enacted Marine Protected Areas that stretch from Point Conception all the way to the waters of Mexico

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than try to focus on small areas scattered overthousands of square miles? With that lofty goalin mind Id like share my thoughts.

I was born in Venice. I was here before therewas a Marina del Rey. My Dad took me to sh on Venice Pier on the day Mayor Yortycut the ribbon in 1965 and I shed on that pierand the surrounding beaches every chance Igot for the next 7 years - before I got my rstboat. Over that 45-year period Ive seen the shstocks diminish here and at Catalina. I agreetheres over shing, especially by commercialsport shing boats at Catalina. But we need toacknowledge that the pelagic sh in our waterssuffer far more from foreign commercial shingin nearby international waters, and from poorlyregulated sport and commercial shing off the

west coast of Mexico. Anything we do locallywill be little more than a palliative gesturecompared too the big picture.

Probably the easiest and effective solution tothe problem of over shing by sportsmenwould be to decrease bag limits or shortenseasons on the threatened species. Alternatelyor additionally, the Department of Fish andGame could increase minimum size limits. Theincrease in the halibut limit from two sh to ve is a good example of a poorly managed shery. Last years cancellation of the halibut

derby was a result of diminished numbers of halibut in the bay.

Another simple, but perhaps even moreeffective change would have been restrictionson live bait use. Live bait: sardines, anchovies,squid, mackerel and smelt, probably account forover 80% of sport species landed. Restrictinglive bait use to three months per year wouldresult in a dramatic increase of sh stocks. Baitproviders could sell cured or frozen baits yeararound, selling live bait only during designatedmonths. This plan would have the added bene t

of leaving more bait sh in the sea, therebyfurther supporting increasing numbers of game sh and other marine life.

Adding structure to the sea bottom is anotherway to increase habitat and thereby shpopulations. I remember in 1967 or 68, bargeswith huge cranes dropped old railroad cars intothe waters surrounding Venice Pier. As I recall,at least a dozen boxcars were dropped onto thesea oor.

Today, environmentalists gasp at the ideaof such arti cial reefs. They fret over theunnaturalness of man-made habitat. Wellheres a ash, the sh dont care whether or notthe structure is natural - as any diver knows, sh and crustaceans abound around underwaterstructure such as wrecks or reefs - natural ornot.

A few years ago, when a couple of the oilplatforms were being removed off SantaBarbara, the oil companies wanted to leavethe pilings in place on the sea bottom. Manythousands of sh, crabs, lobster and shell shlived in illicit harmony with these man-made,underwater pinnacles, shrouded in kelp. Theenvironmentalists irrationally demanded they beremoved and a pristine, but barren, ocean oor

left in their place. These thriving ecosystemswere considered worthless, perhaps evendangerous to their dogmatic point of view andso were ordered destroyed.

For the past several years, harbors up and downthe west coast have been plagued with hundredsof abandoned vessels. Vast amounts of time,money and energy are wasted breaking thesevessels up and hauling them to land lls. Intimes past, these vessels would be simply towedout to sea and sunk - creating an instant reef and new habitat on what would otherwise be a

barren desert of sand.

These boats could have the fuel pumped outand then towed out to a hundred or more feetof water and simply and quietly scuttled. Noharm of any kind would result and the numbersof sh and other sea life would increase. At thesame time harbors and marinas would be ableto ef ciently solve one of their most chronicproblems.

I remember, back in the 70s, that the CoastGuard and the Army Corps of Engineers

proposed a plan that would add rocks to existingnatural harbors to increase their size and enhancetheir protection from the sea. I think the planwas called something like, Harbors of RefugeEnhancement Project. To my knowledge theproject never got underway - probably scuttledby early enviro-groups.

Similar to arti cial reefs, these rock breakwaterswould quickly become home to a variety of sealife, and at the same time provide for largerand safer anchorages for boaters. For aesthetic

purposes, rocks could be selected for size, colorand shape, then placed in a natural fashion,extending out from existing points. Marine life,divers, cruisers and shermen would all bene from the additional structure - above and belowthe sea. However, again environmentalistswould never stand for it - anything man-made con icts with their ideals and values -notwithstanding tangible, real world bene ts

I often dream how much could be accomplishedby a few barges of rocks on top of the oldSanta Monica Breakwater or just one barge of boulders at Little Harbor on Catalina - morehabitat and safe anchorages for boaters - all ata modest expense. But instead, our horizonsdiminish - dreams tethered by Environmentalistprohibitions which border on theological

dogma.

Next month Ill examine how these newregulations will effect boating and shing atCatalina and in our coastal waters.

Captain Richard Schaefer is U.S.C.G. Licensed Sailing Master and has taught sailing and seamanship for more than 25 years. He hasdelivered vessels, skippered charters and writtennumerous articles on boating, environmental issues and instruction. He may be reached forinstruction or consultation at 310-460-8946 or

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Here is the press release issues by the California Department of Fish and Game with a map detailing the details of the Marine Protected Areas.

The California Fish and Game Commission (Commission) adoptedregulations to create a new suite of marine protected areas (MPAs) inSouthern California. At a Commission meeting in Santa Barbara today,the regulations were adopted as part of the Marine Life Protection Act

(MLPA), which requires California to reexamine and redesign its system of MPAs with the goals to, among other things, increase the effectiveness of MPAs in protecting the states marine life and habitats, marine ecosystemsand marine natural heritage.

Informed by recommendations generated through a two-year publicplanning process, the regulations will create 36 new MPAs encompassingapproximately 187 square miles (8 percent) of state waters in the studyregion. Approximately 116 square miles (4.9 percent) have been designatedas no-take state marine reserves (82.5 square miles/3.5 percent) and no-take state marine conservation areas (33.5 square miles/1.4 percent), withthe remainder designated as state marine conservation areas with different

take allowances and varying levels of protection. In addition to approvingthe MPA regulations, the Commission also certi ed the environmentalimpact report prepared pursuant to the California Environmental QualityAct.

The south coast study region is the third of ve study regions to completethe planning process under the MLPA. Once implemented, the south coast

MPAs will join the MPAs currently in place from the central and northcentral coast study regions to form a network ranging approximately875 miles from the California border with Mexico to Alder Creeknear Point Arena in Mendocino County. The Commission will receiverecommendations for the north coast study region from the north coastblue ribbon task force in February which will mark the start of the formalregulatory process and planning is under way to develop the planningprocess for San Francisco Bay, the fth and nal study region.

The existing MPAs in the northern Channel Islands, which encompassan additional 168 square miles and 7 percent of state waters in the studyregion were not modi ed as part of this decision.

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Well, 2011 is upon us and therewill be changes we need to takenote of other than the seasonal

openings and closings.

As of the New Year the MarineLife Protection Act (MLPA) andthe Blue Chip Task Force havewon the ght against the UnitedAnglers of Southern California.There are areas up and down thecoast of California that we can nolonger sh. This will also obviouslyaffect both kayackers and surfshermen. The political war stillwages on, but for now we have toadhere to the new closures. SantaMonica bay has been saved butbasically any area or most thathave kelp or reef will be closed.

Anglers around the bay havebeen targeting sculpin and bothsand and calico bass using squid.The lobster bite has been good forboth hoop netters and divers stillshing them in deep waters. Watertemps have been chilly, in the low50s.

The Bait Seine/ Larry and Mikeover at Inseine Baits still havesquid in their receivers. The Bayhas not seen n bait in a while

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Missing the Ma rkNinety boats crowded the starting area for Del Rey Yacht Clubs rst Berger-Stein race that began in painfully light winds. Boats were practicallybumping into each other at the starts of each class making the course to Malibu and back look as though it would take a very long time. For a surprising

large number of the racers it was that much more agonizing when it was discovered they didnt recognize the rst mark that was indicated in the NORs.Almost the entire ORCA class and some from other classes did a U-turn and returned to the missed-mark just outside of the starting zone.

After the correction was made, the breeze lled in a bit and the Berger eet headed north towards Malibu. In the big boat class (PHRF AA) the muchtalked about, newly built Pendragon VI was on the line after undergoing some design improvements. The sleek red speed machine was rst across theline but last on corrected. Locomotion came out on top in the class.

John Staff left the gates ahead of the eet in the PHRF A class in his Viper 830 Plankton and sailed the long course to a rst place nish.

Duncan Camerons Trust Me underwent an amazing re t this past off-season and it seems the boat is sailing, as well as looking, like new. TheCamerons, along with crewmember Rick Baker owner of Spectrum Marines took rst in the PHRF B class.

Former winner of the solo race to Guadalupe Island, Rod Percival sailed his Rubicon II I to victory in PHRF C Class and the little F-24 Sea Smoke waslast over the line in the ORCA class but came in rst on corrected.

In the cruising classes, Chad & Kerrie Downey won in Cruiser A and Gary Brockman took rst in Cruiser B.

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company helping to smooth the transition.Tom and Jane have taken a rst, but smallstep towards full retirement. The Company experienced robust growth in2010 and has a solid order book for 2011.Sailors throughout North America continueto order the Harbor line of sailboats rangingin size from 14 to 30 feet.

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Alexander andI have worked closely together for the last18 months on this transaction, said Schock.He has become an involved team member inand around the shop leading up to the of ciachange of watch and has watched closely

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