tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-178371192024-03-10T20:22:02.835-07:00LEN BOSE YACHT SALESLen Bose is a yachting enthusiast, yacht broker, and harbor columnist for Stu News Newport. Specializing in fitting the proper vessel for your needs. Cruising, Sailboat Racing, or harbor cruising. Please contact me at (714) 931-6710 or Boseyachts@Mac.com. I am the Duffy Electric Boats Sales Manager you can reach at Bose@Duffyboats.comLen Bosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17810299426483426622noreply@blogger.comBlogger744125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17837119.post-91710908096841519192024-02-13T08:18:00.000-08:002024-02-13T12:42:00.507-08:00On the Harbor: offshore mooring leases, a hot topic<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhmb3HkXprQe0ntsTJJDb2GMYfVdm3OdFtyrid3NDnxQvZkAvTUNVfpx073rt9ynFKzKQtemmWuq0TWE0WurGTrHIpEjL54foUOgGzmUyL_GyBc0IJp-8uKWjsJnrBF3DIsNhAToebJFU-ss8tLh1dZZ4bK48n0BqM3uS9wCfxgwj9MPiFky2J/s960/27858254_10215772497804890_9001786097497129021_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhmb3HkXprQe0ntsTJJDb2GMYfVdm3OdFtyrid3NDnxQvZkAvTUNVfpx073rt9ynFKzKQtemmWuq0TWE0WurGTrHIpEjL54foUOgGzmUyL_GyBc0IJp-8uKWjsJnrBF3DIsNhAToebJFU-ss8tLh1dZZ4bK48n0BqM3uS9wCfxgwj9MPiFky2J/w640-h480/27858254_10215772497804890_9001786097497129021_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> <span style="font-family: Arial; text-align: center;">By LEN BOSE</span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: normal; margin-block: 0px 0.9rem; margin: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">The hot topic around the harbor has been the proposed offshore mooring increase; on the other side of the spectrum has been our mid-winter conditions on the harbor with a dim light showing at the end of the tunnel.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: normal; margin-block: 0px 0.9rem; margin: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: normal; margin-block: 0px 0.9rem; margin: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">I attended the special Harbor Commission meeting on February 1 regarding the proposed increase to offshore mooring. With a rough estimate of 100 people in attendance, on arriving I scanned the faces in the crowd, looking for people I recognized and respected for their opinions. As the topic was presented by the Harbor Commission to the public, rather than getting lost in all the big words and review of data, I watched the people that I respected looking for their reaction, how long they would stay at the meeting, and any comments they wished to present. Within the crowd, there were many new faces. I spotted 10 people that I wanted to observe during the meeting, one of them was my publisher from <i style="box-sizing: border-box;">Stu News</i>, Tom Johnson.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium; text-indent: 27px;">Keep in mind, that I am not a true journalist. I consider myself more like a seat-in-the-pants sailor describing the approaching weather. My observations on this night started with Harbor Commission Vice Chair Ira Beer reviewing the history of mooring rates within our harbor then reviewing the appraisal of Netzer & Associates for offshore mooring, followed by the Harbor Commission’s sub-committee recommendations. This is where I missed a wind shift. On entering the meeting, I was taken back by the attendance and was scanning the crowd rather than paying closer attention to Beer’s comments. I recall hearing the proposed increase and that it would be implemented over time rather than as one lump sum increase.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: normal; margin-block: 0px 0.9rem; margin: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Looking over the crowd, I found the person that I told myself I would call the following day. This person is a mooring permit holder and stayed at the meeting longer than I did. I followed up the next day and listened to their side of the story. I could have countered their opinion with my observations, but I decided for the first time in my life just to listen to this person’s concerns. They made a clear and very strong argument regarding the appraisal recommendation that was grossly over estimated, and at the same time indicated that the mooring permit fees are undervalued at this time.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: normal; margin-block: 0px 0.9rem; margin: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">To quote my source: “The moorings have been mismanaged for as long as I can remember by the city. To just drop down a huge rate increase to fix the problem with one price increase is just unethical.”</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: normal; margin-block: 0px 0.9rem; margin: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Now this argument rang a bell – I realized I should have been raising the rent of a house I own annually rather than with one large increase to bring it to market value. I had mismanaged the property, so it would take me many years to bring it to market rate. There are many arguments for this comparison with the mooring permits, but my gut tells me this is how the increase should be implemented with a slight increase over a long period of time.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: normal; margin-block: 0px 0.9rem; margin: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">In my example, I was fortunate that my renters moved to Texas. I don’t know why anyone would want to move to Texas but that’s another story. This allowed me to increase my rent to market value; maybe this example might be the format of some type of compromise. Keep in mind after my renter had moved out, there were many upgrades to my home that I had to complete before asking the market rate. What I am getting at is that I am sure there are many improvements that should be made within the harbor for the mooring permit holders.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: normal; margin-block: 0px 0.9rem; margin: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">This Wednesday night, February 14 is the next Harbor Commission meeting, where this topic is on the agenda. I am quite sure I will not attend this meeting because not being at home with my wife on Valentine’s Day for dinner will differently increase the rent at my house. This issue definitely has a resemblance to an arrow piercing a heart let’s just strive to keep a long-lasting relationship.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: normal; margin-block: 0px 0.9rem; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">• • •</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: normal; margin-block: 0px 0.9rem; margin: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">For all you boat owners, make sure you have inspected your boats recently. I have never pumped out more water out of my Harbor 20 than I did this last Sunday (Feb. 11). Last week, I called my good friend Harbormaster Paul Blank to request help to pump out one of my Duffy listings that the bilge pump had gone out. The boat was not at risk of sinking; I just asked a friend to help me out and a couple of minutes later a patrol boat stopped by to assist me in emptying out the water from the boat. What is the dim light at the end of the tunnel I referred to at the top of my story? I have long been bringing up the topic that many of our channel markers are not lit up at night. The other day I noticed that someone took it upon themselves and placed lights onto some of our channel markers that are desperately in need of illumination. A Bravo/Zulu is in order to whoever completed this task.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: normal; margin-block: 0px 0.9rem; margin: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: normal; margin-block: 0px 0.9rem; margin: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Sea ya.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: normal; margin-block: 0px 0.9rem; margin: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: normal; margin-block: 0px 0.9rem; margin: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: normal; margin-block: 0px 0.9rem; margin: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: normal; margin-block: 0px 0.9rem; margin: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUMHnARIuxXtOyU0Uh0x1IDgRHUaTQiUpCCogvln2Pq64U75XmW3TkzVT_f0hljbkNq819yTbr7rVnn8sW8WeGTDaE-TeoehBzfvNkTV5gZPrl7NSO6h5Xqg_yQJ1M310phzNr6BckqZswFCMA_5vKyqqM8nTH-irSrbcblJYadtr2p5JlDgBF/s4032/IMG_3541.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUMHnARIuxXtOyU0Uh0x1IDgRHUaTQiUpCCogvln2Pq64U75XmW3TkzVT_f0hljbkNq819yTbr7rVnn8sW8WeGTDaE-TeoehBzfvNkTV5gZPrl7NSO6h5Xqg_yQJ1M310phzNr6BckqZswFCMA_5vKyqqM8nTH-irSrbcblJYadtr2p5JlDgBF/w400-h300/IMG_3541.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span><p></p>Len Bosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17810299426483426622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17837119.post-18851031844854467542024-01-23T17:01:00.000-08:002024-01-23T17:03:11.677-08:00On the Harbor: a new year update<p> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSPa0i9T2tZrry6IaTVw_vAYzz53JapEt7xK8Tf8Fp0iz4yfTJL9rQIyKZs7MGndH9o-zu1AWFqu8omF00x2BeQWWGKkKlIscC_jWSzWaE8JISm7qj9nLZBb5ed4Pwm_qanP6sIM7COLmOxQvF4O3T7riRV6C7ZTKn4uJMNOilTWZ2lL7iFyKW/s1600/Picturesque-Newport-Harbor.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1064" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSPa0i9T2tZrry6IaTVw_vAYzz53JapEt7xK8Tf8Fp0iz4yfTJL9rQIyKZs7MGndH9o-zu1AWFqu8omF00x2BeQWWGKkKlIscC_jWSzWaE8JISm7qj9nLZBb5ed4Pwm_qanP6sIM7COLmOxQvF4O3T7riRV6C7ZTKn4uJMNOilTWZ2lL7iFyKW/w640-h426/Picturesque-Newport-Harbor.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial; text-align: center;">By LEN BOSE</span><p></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin-block: 0px 0.9rem; margin: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">Welcome to a New Year which takes me back to The Who song, “Won’t Get Fooled Again,” whose message is summarized in the last line, “Meet the new boss, same as the old boss” and its meaning is “nothing changes and so don’t get fooled again.” Which is a very confusing way to report on what’s going on in the harbor this first month of 2024. So let me backtrack before throwing a few soft punches.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin-block: 0px 0.9rem; margin: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">I ended last week by walking through Basin Shipyard and took a moment to talk to owners Dereck and Dave New. As always this time of year, the yard is packed with Dave reporting that they are two months out. So, if you own a boat with outboards or Pod drives, you better call now and book your annual maintenance to be ready for the spring/summer boating season. The yard was full of new Tiara products, but I’m sure there were many other makes of yachts in the yard, yet the pretty ones always grab my attention first.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin-block: 0px 0.9rem; margin: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">For most of January I spent my time in the Duffy Boat yard. Did you know that if you need to haul-out your boat while just leaving the boat in the Travel Lift slings for an inspection or quick repair, the Duffy yard can help you? There is other breaking news coming from the Duffy yard with three new maintenance programs known as “Duffy Care” Silver, Gold & Platinum being offered, along with a very generous trade-in program for new boats. If you would like more information, contact the Duffy Sales office. I’ve also heard more rumors that there has been an ownership change at Larson Shipyard. I really should check in with Abe Parra before commenting; I have noticed that the front office, facing PCH, is empty at this time.</p><p><span style="font-family: Arial; text-indent: 27px;">Over at the City Harbor Department at Marina Park, I had a chance to listen in on a code enforcement update from Deputy Harbor Master Matt Cosylion. This is where our harbor is leading all other harbors in making improvements. The main focus of enforcement activities since the creation of the City Harbor Department, was to clean up and remove all the junk that was on the moorings. This effort has been a huge success, because no longer do I see derelict vessels on moorings with a fleet of junk tied up next to them, or the homeless sneaking aboard abandoned vessels. Cosylion reported a new focus on vessels with non-functioning running lights, so make sure coming out of these winter months that your running lights are working. I have always kept a spare back-up that can be added to my vessel should the running light go out while on a harbor cruise. Cosylion also reported that his focus is being placed on slip owners with nothing but overhanging junk in their slips. I have been using the term “junk” which means inoperable, unseaworthy and abandoned vessels.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin-block: 0px 0.9rem; margin: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">After Cosylion completed his report, many who attended the Harbor Commission meeting showed their support with applause, which doesn’t happen that often, but was much deserved in this case.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin-block: 0px 0.9rem; margin: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">The Harbor Commission meeting then moved on to the next item on the agenda to review an appraisal and discussion of rental rates for offshore mooring permits. The Harbor Commission works at the will of the City Council and is tasked with making a recommendation to the City Council. Before making this, the commission is holding a special meeting at 5 p.m. on February 1 in the council chambers and opening further discussion with the stakeholders. At the Harbor Commission meeting, many who were first to make it to the podium for public comments were making clear arguments requesting the annual mooring permit rate increases be adjusted to the Consumer Price Index as it has been since 2016. Some of the public understood that should the commission recommend a rate increase exceeding the CPI, a condition of the rate increase should include more wash down & maintenance docks, added dingy storage and any other features that help permit holders. Later during public comments, on this same topic, what I witnessed was an embarrassment. I would not call myself a skilled negotiator, but I know better than calling out buyers and sellers, and throwing personal insults at them is not a good strategy for coming to a working compromise. Yes, it’s fantastic these people attended the meetings. But before speaking and throwing personal insults, I would suggest doing your due diligence by attending more meetings and presenting a better argument.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin-block: 0px 0.9rem; margin: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">Sea ya.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin-block: 0px 0.9rem; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><i style="box-sizing: border-box;">~~~~~~~~</i></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin-block: 0px 0.9rem; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><i style="box-sizing: border-box;">Len Bose is a yachting enthusiast, yacht broker and harbor columnist for Stu News Newport.</i></span></p>Len Bosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17810299426483426622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17837119.post-75221098846097612802023-12-31T07:52:00.000-08:002023-12-31T07:54:18.722-08:00 On the Harbor: 2023 end-of-the-year wrap-up<p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOGb4rg3k-7s0VJUDHn8mRGdgdjcMJlsd0YbUInNMGV4bBf4hLy8FTHn7ElkeG55ZGG63anu4fsc45HDhGeiklSzdtE4rIP3XR9FunqwiOBAM5VMhFfj2Iw0WHXFs2dd8VEGrgIhuCTHwYd7pxIhqiIPQ88EzhAasB3gbnSjVl_yUIB1Lpt6Ta/s1248/2013%20End%20of%20the%20year%20wrap%20up.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="815" data-original-width="1248" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOGb4rg3k-7s0VJUDHn8mRGdgdjcMJlsd0YbUInNMGV4bBf4hLy8FTHn7ElkeG55ZGG63anu4fsc45HDhGeiklSzdtE4rIP3XR9FunqwiOBAM5VMhFfj2Iw0WHXFs2dd8VEGrgIhuCTHwYd7pxIhqiIPQ88EzhAasB3gbnSjVl_yUIB1Lpt6Ta/w640-h418/2013%20End%20of%20the%20year%20wrap%20up.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo of Jen and I for the 2013 Wrap up</td></tr></tbody></table><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></b><p></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">By LEN BOSE</b></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">The customers ask me how long have I been selling boats. My reply this year has been, “Longer than I care to admit,” which is similar to telling someone how old you are. Well, I’m thinking the same thing when I count back how many end-of-the-year wrap-ups I have written. Some years, I referred to these stories as “The good, the Bad & the Ugly,” “My 10 best stories,” “Looking back at this year’s highlights” and “Counting down my favorite 10 stories.” So, I am not going to tell you how long I have been writing these year-end stories. Let’s just get this party started.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">Each year we must ring eight bells – “End of the Watch” – or when a sailor has passed away. This year was “Remembering Douglas M. West.” <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://www.stunewsnewport.com/index.php/2-uncategorised/14434-on-the-harbor-remembering-douglas-m-west-011323" rel="noopener" style="color: blue; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Go here to read it</a></strong>. For me, it was West’s personal touch, on topics he knew I had a personal interest in. He would meet with me for breakfast or lunch at his request. He was an extremely easy person to approach while sincerely considering many of my silly ideas. At the same time, I recall a couple of Harbor Commission meetings when he would firmly remind people when they were out of order.</p><p style="color: #0432ff; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><span style="color: black; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">I spent some time this year with Harbormaster Paul Blank. </span><a href="https://stunewsnewport.com/index.php/2-uncategorised/14848-on-the-harbor-touring-newport-harbor-040723" rel="noopener" style="color: blue; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Go here to read </b><span style="color: black; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">“</span><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Touring Newport Harbor with Harbormaster Paul Blank Part 1</b></a><span style="color: black; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://stunewsnewport.com/index.php/2-uncategorised/14848-on-the-harbor-touring-newport-harbor-040723" rel="noopener" style="color: blue; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">”</a> and </span><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://www.stunewsnewport.com/index.php/archives/front-page-archive/14919-on-the-harbor-continuing-to-tour-newport-harbor-042123" rel="noopener" style="color: blue; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">go here for Part 2</a></strong><span style="color: black; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">.</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">In the first interview, Blank and I discussed moorings, pump-out stations, public docks, liveaboards, Caulerpa algae and so much more. At the end of this year, I felt I should check back in with him. Read “<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://www.stunewsnewport.com/index.php/archives/front-page-archive/16036-on-the-harbor-catching-up-with-120123" rel="noopener" style="color: blue; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Catching up with Harbormaster Paul Blank Part 1 here</a></strong> and <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://stunewsnewport.com/index.php/2-uncategorised/16040-on-the-harbor-catching-up-with-harbormaster-paul-blank-120523" rel="noopener" style="color: blue; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Part 2 here</a></strong>.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">This second time around the harbor, we reviewed harbor objectives, harbor code enforcement, reviewing all that had happened in the harbor this past year and dredging, and more. I ended the interview with “I should get Harbormaster Blank to sail with me on my Harbor 20; I’d never miss a wind shift again!”</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">One of my favorite stories this year was “Getting to know Carolyn Smith, the new BCYC sailing director,” which <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://www.stunewsnewport.com/index.php/archives/front-page-archive/15574-on-the-harbor-getting-to-know-carolyn-smith-082523" rel="noopener" style="color: blue; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">you can read here</a></strong>.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">“When I received the phone call, it felt super nice to be thought of for this position. This is a passion for me, so accepting this position was a no-brainer,” said Smith. As I was leaving the interview, Smith came up with the quote of the year. After I had told her this story would be running in <span style="font-style: italic; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Stu News’ </span>Friday edition, she said with a huge smile, “<span style="font-style: italic; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Stu News</span>, that’s where I get all my Newport news.”</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">I stopped by to see one of my many old friends around the harbor this year. Catching up with Eberisto “Abe” Parra, owner of Larson’s Shipyard. <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://blog.stunewsnewport.com/index.php/2-uncategorised/15450-on-the-harbor-catching-up-with-eberisto-abe-parra-072823" rel="noopener" style="color: blue; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Go here to read it</a></strong>.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">The real reason I stopped by to say hello to Parra that week was I had heard a rumor that he was retiring and closing up shop. When I asked him about this, he laughed and said, “I have been here 43 years and plan on being around another 43 years.” This was good to hear, because the last thing we need is to lose another shipyard from our harbor.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">Mooring Issues and changes are always a hot topic each year. Now to the elephant in the room – a proposed pilot program to change the mooring system within our harbor. The history of the mooring system is lengthy, so let’s dive into the murky sand below the surface. Harbor Commissioner Ira Beer has been tasked with providing the Harbor Commission with a recommendation that can be presented to the City Council. <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://www.stunewsnewport.com/index.php/archives/front-page-archive/14725-on-the-harbor-harbor-commission-addresses-031023" rel="noopener" style="color: blue; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">You can read about that column here</a></strong>.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">Meeting Harbor Commissioner Steve Scully reminded me to stay more active within the harbor. I was able to contact Harbor Commissioner Chairman Scully for an interview, and after I leaned back in my chair realizing just how much I missed this summer by not attending the meetings. The good news to report is that the Harbor Commission has been busy, and taking their tasks to hand by completing their objectives. <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://www.stunewsnewport.com/index.php/2-uncategorised/15833-on-the-harbor-meeting-up-with-harbor-commissioner-102023" rel="noopener" style="color: blue; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">You can read the column on Scully here</a></strong>.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">This is the perfect segue to Harbor Commission goals and objectives, which <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://www.stunewsnewport.com/index.php/2-uncategorised/15906-on-the-harbor-harbor-commission-s-goals-110323" rel="noopener" style="color: blue; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">you can read here</a></strong>. I wanted to take the time to update you on what the Harbor Commission has been tasked with in the upcoming year by reviewing its objectives and goals, along with any observations I made from the commission’s meetings.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">Finishing the year on a good note, let’s go back to my column, “Recognizing our annual sailing winners,” which <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://www.stunewsnewport.com/index.php/2-uncategorised/15967-on-the-harbor-recognizing-our-annual-111723" rel="noopener" style="color: blue; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">you can read here</a></strong>.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">The top-shelf award at the Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club is the Jon Pinckney Perpetual, which is awarded to junior sailors with the most outstanding racing record this year. This year’s recipients were Zarrin Harvey and Kingston Keyoung. I have never seen juniors more excited about receiving an award than these two deserving awardees.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">The time sure goes by much faster when you are having fun, so let’s go sailing!</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">Sea ya next year.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">~~~~~~~~</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-style: italic; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Len Bose is a yachting enthusiast, yacht broker and harbor columnist for Stu News Newport.</span></b></p>Len Bosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17810299426483426622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17837119.post-61336668392054116662023-12-27T13:39:00.000-08:002023-12-27T13:39:16.989-08:00New Stu News add<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc-pCeJRmiIHRSAXKrNC4cqvCMQsG2IlmNjuMri0NOaqidMhuFqWqLkopcFbWUwc8GVlvLPQb_4ZX9rVEq_B9mM2NCi-XpxfQW1M7bRYByXDXBdhbzGiPU3mlHT-_eK3YhEF86JvLwH0tZvePSQJuhDAePt_j-kSYy0xM1PLn545AoSDO2htxm/s3888/Schauppner%20Photo%20for%20Harbour%20Commission%20Article.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="3888" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc-pCeJRmiIHRSAXKrNC4cqvCMQsG2IlmNjuMri0NOaqidMhuFqWqLkopcFbWUwc8GVlvLPQb_4ZX9rVEq_B9mM2NCi-XpxfQW1M7bRYByXDXBdhbzGiPU3mlHT-_eK3YhEF86JvLwH0tZvePSQJuhDAePt_j-kSYy0xM1PLn545AoSDO2htxm/w640-h426/Schauppner%20Photo%20for%20Harbour%20Commission%20Article.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><br /></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px; text-align: center;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;">By Len Bose</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;">I am sure most of you know that the City Of Huntington Beach put in place a Harbor Commission back in 2019 just before the Covid-19 tsunami rolled over the top of us.</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;">Jump ahead to the end of 2023 and let's update you on the tasks of the Harbor Commission who are all involved, and how you can get involved with our Harbor.</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;">For those of you that are unaware of the Harbor Commission in Huntington Harbor let’s start at the beginning. The duties and responsibilities of the commission are listed in the Municipal Codes (<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1fey0fg" href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Flibrary.qcode.us%2Flib%2Fhuntington_beach_ca%2Fpub%2Fmunicipal_code%2Fitem%2Fmunicipal_code-title_2-chapter_2_65%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR0K6W982bsxAauDdooz9MaWYwEfesC5WP_RpB0y_VqugMihpKzpvMlGIWE&h=AT0GCTds2gSg09vLjIOJ0Fqx4ykpgSecM8LcsFe9wmunlDfM_qLtpg4tqzXSMFHsAyr5alHlKp5CIA2MltCn1pXRnb_to_6LX0zEeeIBOofk5R_U1ia5nWjG8nDw2ulp7LUN5eW3dvfo1HCo6HRG8dyPHQ&__tn__=-UK-R&c[0]=AT2FpKMK9d9l6KN5QLRXwK0XFUOOFERHpVJwUGKOFUYFPROihBtGtN817765ltIQHfiTuJGphrONLcmvp1B0CMkT2y3ArNQCCZXO_GR82pncMmWeZs6nfBPTlnbx1b3tdXYc1QyREK2IN0ErPTjNVDf3JnuEP3v0Heo0LXM" rel="nofollow noreferrer" role="link" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: var(--blue-link); cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0" target="_blank">Municipal Code 2.65</a></span>) designates that the Harbour Commission shall serve in an advisory capacity to the City Council in all matters related to Huntington Beach Harbour, its beaches, facilities, and parks. The Commission advises the City Council about Waterway Safety, General Infrastructure (e.g. seawalls, pier headlines, bulkheads etc.), Water Quality, and Municipal Code Amendments. The Harbour Commission also cooperates with other governmental agencies and civic groups for the advancement of Huntington Harbour and recreational planning under the direction of the City Council. The Commission meets on the fourth Thursday of each month at 5:00 p.m. in Meeting Room B-8 on the Lower Level of the Civic Center.</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;">Harbour Commissioners study, report, and interpret the needs of the public to the City Council and assist in securing financial support from the community for the enhancement of Huntington Harbour, its beaches, parks, and related recreational needs. The Harbour Commission also reviews the annual budget as presented to the City Council to advise them on the current operational needs and long-range plans for capital improvement in the Harbour. In addition, the Commission also advises the City Council on any other matters concerning the Huntington Harbour when requested to do so by the Council.</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;">That’s a brief description of the commission now let’s meet the Chair of the Harbor Commission Craig Schauppner. I had a chance to interview him in November 2023. He grew up in Tustin, his father was a Marine Aviator and stationed in El Toro, Schauppner followed up in his father’s footsteps, he went to UCLA with an ROTC scholarship, followed by flight school and then blasted into becoming a Navy Aviator, he spent 21 years in the Navy flying airplanes. Moved around the world, when he retired in 2016 at that time he and his wife wanted to live on the water in Southern California. They purchased their first home in Huntington Harbor. “We never plan on moving, and plan on living here the rest of our lives,” Schauppner said.</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;">He noticed a post on a social media page with the outline of why the commission was being formed and thought it would be a good opportunity to serve his city. “So I applied, and then selected to be the one of seven appointed to the commission. It’s been a great learning experience, and opportunity to serve the city while understanding how the city works”. Schauppner said.</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;">There are seven commissioners all serving four-year terms with a total of eight years served. The chair and vice-chair are voted in each July in a rotation format with 1-year terms. Your Harbor commissioners are Schauppner, Vice Char Kimberley Milligan, Chris Nielsen, Van Ju, Diane Wood, Michael VanVoorhis, and William Larkin.</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;">The commission has four objectives they form an Ad Hoc committees for each objective, with the approval of the City Council. These Ad Hoc Committees are as follows:</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;">1. The Vessels and WaterCraft in which Schauppner, VanVoorhis, Wood. Their first task was to recommend changes to the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) to the small boat/public channel into Anaheim Bay between the ocean and the Pacific Coast Highway Bridge into Huntington Harbor. The recommendation is that only motorized vessels can navigate this channel, vessels have to be able to go 5 knots, and not stop within the channel. Their recommendation was approved by the council and then submitted to the Army Core of Engineers. This committee is now researching the rules and regulations for rental companies that use the public beaches within the harbor.</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;">2. Water Quilty Committee: Is Larken, Milligan, and Nielsen. Their first task is to research how to obtain and maintain a “Water Wheel” or trash wheel. I would refer to it as a Flotsam Super Pac-Man that eats unimportant items; trash, odds, and ends. The harbor can use two of these Super Pac-Mans, one for the Bolsa Chica flood channel and the East Garden Grove-Winterburg Channel. All kidding aside, The Ad Hoc committee has recommended to the City Council the need for Water Wheels. The Water Wheel is a whole story within itself, and I am sure it will be discussed in future columns.</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;">3. Policy: Larken, Miligan, and Van DuCity are starting the process of updating the city codes written fifty years ago for the harbor.</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;">4. Infrastructure: Schauppner, Larsen, and VanVoorhis are on the Ad-Hoc Committee. Larsen and VanVoorhis are working with a city-wide infrastructure committee to include the Harbor needs such as bulkheads and bridges.</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;">Schauppner explained how important the Fire Department has become ”With the Fire Department being placed in alignment with the Harbor Commission it has been a huge benefit to the harbor. With this alignment we have lifeguards on the public harbor beaches, patrolling the harbor with their boats, and all the efforts the Fire Department has made the harbor safer and more enjoyable for everybody.”</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;">When asked what he would like to complete before terming out “ A water wheel, I feel we will benefit greatly at the Bolsa Chica channel. I would also like to find a way to get the state to use the money it receives from the Harbor, and slip footprint rent from the homeowners, back into the harbor rather than the state general fund.</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;">Schauppner is very approachable, one of the best listeners I have ever met, and it’s quite obvious he truly wants to help improve our harbor.</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;">Sea ya</span></div>Len Bosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17810299426483426622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17837119.post-89884697338471667272023-12-06T07:11:00.000-08:002023-12-06T07:12:09.642-08:00On the Harbor: Catching up with Harbormaster Paul Blank<p style="color: #1f3864; font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFkB_NBcBlhC-IGsih6t5fI8v_zVpD0wsrqyLSf6c2gAWe2YR9NjVf0LkNVeE68qemiUBtEbdAujiq0HwixlZXp7nLCrHNPF1j1M3w4p0-U53HOrdeIUgqZio81j9cBavgtCZZgJtEAOORLnpOPYOepnSR1EFjdsvmUp2hVLiswPhvClRQJ2QS/s1623/Screen%20Shot%202023-12-04%20at%202.01.12%20PM.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1231" data-original-width="1623" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFkB_NBcBlhC-IGsih6t5fI8v_zVpD0wsrqyLSf6c2gAWe2YR9NjVf0LkNVeE68qemiUBtEbdAujiq0HwixlZXp7nLCrHNPF1j1M3w4p0-U53HOrdeIUgqZio81j9cBavgtCZZgJtEAOORLnpOPYOepnSR1EFjdsvmUp2hVLiswPhvClRQJ2QS/w640-h486/Screen%20Shot%202023-12-04%20at%202.01.12%20PM.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></b><p></p><p style="color: #1f3864; font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><b style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">By LEN BOSE</b></p><p style="color: #1f3864; font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><b style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span face="-webkit-standard" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;"> </span><span style="font-weight: 400; text-indent: 27px;">This is Part 2 in a two-part series</span></b></p><p style="color: #1f3864; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><b style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></b></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">As winter approaches, I start to look back on the year and to prepare for the new year. Very similar to looking aft while sailing downwind in a sailboat race. Doing this will keep you aware of the changing conditions. With this in mind, I checked back in with Harbormaster Paul Blank this last week</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><br /></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Q:</b> Can you talk about the Harbor Department’s (HD) objectives for 2024?</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">A: </b>The objectives are as follows:</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">–Continue to improve the technology that supports our activities and operations allowing us to be more effective.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">–Plan production of an introductory safety video suitable for posting on the city website, accessible on the MyNB app, and made available to rental concession operators (communications, safety).</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">–Further improve data collection and reporting including:</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">~Location heat mapping.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">~Additional metrics.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">~Improve formats for reporting (month and year).</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">~Complete a new application and receive a $175K grant from the Calif. Division of Boating and Waterways for the removal of surrendered and abandoned vessels from Newport Harbor.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">~Replace the 2007 vessel in the HD fleet with a vessel that better meets the current department's operational and functional requirements.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Q:</b> Is anything new going on at Marina Park?</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">A.</b> The Harbor Department offices are getting some much-needed soundproofing. It’s a very active place with customers, constituents, and colleagues both in person in the office and over the phone. It can be very challenging to participate in a conversation or even just concentrate effectively enough to comprehend emails and other documents.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">We also hope to implement a universal electric charging station for electric vessels here in the Marina Park marina. We are close to finalizing a contract with the vendor and are just waiting for the final signoff from the City Attorney.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">We did recently have an overdue inspection of our firefighting systems down on the docks. We got a very good report from the inspection agency and are pleased we are prepared in the event of an emergency.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Q:</b> Of your objectives for 2023, which one are you most pleased with in terms of results?</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">A: </b>The most important objective achieved by the department this year was the elevation of six Harbor Services Worker and Harbor Services Lead positions to full-time. The people who serve in those positions are professionals who have chosen this work as their career. They deliver consistently excellent service and are dedicated to achieving the Harbor Department’s “clean, safe, and well-enjoyed” mission.<span style="font-style: italic; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> It is a huge step forward that they can now call these jobs the</span>ir “full-time” professions and not have to supplement their livelihoods with other part-time work. In addition to the dignity and benefits these team members now enjoy, it has meant significantly less of my time is spent on recruiting and personnel development activities. That time has been redeployed on activities that are of greater value to the harbor community.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">Here are the three other objectives I am most pleased the HD accomplished in 2023.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">–Establish rapport and open a dialogue with representatives of the Harbor Charter Fleet industry to promote best practices for charter boat operations in Newport Harbor with particular attention to vessel specifications, noise and pollution control compliance, and long-range plans for operations and berthing in Newport Harbor. (Clean, well-enjoyed, communications, community building.)</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">–Make full use of the $175K grant from the Calif. Division of Boating and Waterways for the removal of surrendered and abandoned vessels from Newport Harbor.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">–Conduct Harbor Summer Summit recap in the fall after the very successful and well-attended Harbor Summer Summit in the spring of 2023.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Q:</b> Has there been progress with Code enforcement this year?</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">A: </b>The code enforcement team is firing on all cylinders at present. The team has distributed the responsibilities very effectively and is focused on their special areas of expertise. Their efforts have focused on stay limits in the anchorages, dye-tabbing of visiting vessels, and operability of vessels in the harbor. We’ve achieved the removal of a couple of unpermitted floats/dock extensions. We just received court approval to take nuisance abatement action on three inoperable and unsanitary vessels.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">The code enforcement team initiated and is convening a Southern California Taskforce on Dilapidated and Inoperable Vessels. We’ve gotten positive responses and participation from essentially all the recreational harbors in SoCal.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">The intent is to keep track of and alert one another on vessels of concern moving from one harbor to the next.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">The group will also attempt to make codes, rules, and policies more consistent from the harbor to the harbor, so all visitors’ expectations are consistently set and they have a more consistent experience.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Q:</b> It’s time for the Christmas Boat Parade. What should boaters on the water keep in mind, and how will the Harbor Department be involved?</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">A: </b>The Christmas Boat Parade is an absolutely extraordinary event that brings joyful entertainment to more than one million people annually. The Harbor Department will be on the water all five nights helping to ensure a neat and orderly parade as well as ensuring everyone gets back to their berth safely.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">All boaters are asked to do all they can to ensure that joyful entertainment is not marred by irresponsible action:</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">–If you are going to imbibe adult beverages during or in association with the parade, please do so responsibly and when safely back at the docks.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">–Noise and light from your vessel can impair visibility and ability to communicate with other vessels. Please be sure you can see and be seen by other vessels on the water.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">• • •</p><p style="color: #0d0d14; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">I should get Harbormaster Blank to sail with me on my Harbor 20; I’d never miss a wind shift again!</p><p style="color: #0d0d14; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><br /></p><p style="color: #0d0d14; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">Sea ya.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">~~~~~~~~</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-style: italic; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Len Bose is a yachting enthusiast, yacht broker and harbor columnist for Stu News Newport.</span></b></p>Len Bosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17810299426483426622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17837119.post-84670276205700189822023-12-04T16:46:00.000-08:002023-12-04T16:46:31.636-08:00On the Harbor: Catching up with Harbormaster Paul Blank<p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; text-indent: 27px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9s0lvjD_YGPkVJKeZVBLtJ-1ooMMuzG3S0PHKZURvy_Ejt6TPx_kg1p9jCqdLr_zS8OaNMVCbnzogN3yikQGGMOsfNZzNG99zvdJUb2D2bG4kUc2xxxOrd9Y6HLOc14uayHoQqFR0e3IaLQ9GenL6e7JKt-GEZJMYeh72wln2l6j-234da1kA/s4032/Paul%20Blank.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9s0lvjD_YGPkVJKeZVBLtJ-1ooMMuzG3S0PHKZURvy_Ejt6TPx_kg1p9jCqdLr_zS8OaNMVCbnzogN3yikQGGMOsfNZzNG99zvdJUb2D2bG4kUc2xxxOrd9Y6HLOc14uayHoQqFR0e3IaLQ9GenL6e7JKt-GEZJMYeh72wln2l6j-234da1kA/w480-h640/Paul%20Blank.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></b><p></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">By LEN BOSE</b></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">As winter approaches, I start to look back on the year and to prepare for the new year. Very similar to looking aft while sailing downwind in a sailboat race. Doing this will keep you aware of the changing conditions. With this in mind, I checked back in with Harbormaster Paul Blank this last week.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><br /></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></b></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">This is Part 1 in a two-part series.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Q:</b> From a distance it seemed like a quiet year, no oil spills, tsunamis, down aircraft. So what did I miss?</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">A: </b>There were a couple of severe weather (wind and rain) events this year. We revived the technology we use to notify mooring permittees of approaching weather and urged them to verify their mooring equipment and lines to ensure all are secure. You may recall, that there was considerable attention and communication in anticipation of Hurricane Hilary arriving in August. One other of the severe weather events was a strong Santa Ana which stresses the mooring equipment from a different direction than usual, so we have significant concern about boats staying in place when faced with unusual conditions. All in all, things were fine and we greatly appreciated everyone’s preparedness in the face of these severe events.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">A couple of other extraordinary emergencies we dealt with this year included two vessels taking on significant amounts of water and in serious danger of sinking.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">Both vessels were wooden and both were of “vintage” age. Because they were in serious danger of sinking, we brought them to Marina Park where we could use shore power to operate pumps that kept them afloat while assessments and plans were made for their disposition. In one case, we were dealing with a less-than-responsible owner and the eventual outcome was that the boat was removed from the harbor and destroyed. In the other case, I am pleased to report a much happier ending. That boat was repaired while at Marina Park sufficiently to return to its mooring a couple of days later. That boat has gone on to pass a full inspection with the Harbor Department permitting the owner to live aboard.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">Another emergency response involved an alert – Harbor Department team members identifying a significant amount of discharge into the harbor coming from the upland.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">The location was near the BCYC and was not bound to the surface, so a containment boom would not have been effective. We contacted the water quality team who promptly came for an inspection and then began an investigation trying to find the source. After more than an hour of searching the water, the quality team identified the source as a broken landscape irrigation pipe on Newport Center Drive which was subsequently staunched when the responsible party was contacted. Fortunately, the runoff was nothing more serious than sediment from some landscaping.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">Another incident that started out with potentially disastrous consequences resolved without serious damage or injuries: As one of our patrol boats was exiting the harbor entrance they witnessed a few jet skis driving in circles in front of other larger vessels. One larger vessel honked at the jet skier and kept moving. Five minutes later, we were notified and saw the same jet ski stuck underneath a large catamaran. The jet ski operator was safe with no injuries and the vessel also had limited marks from the incident. After assessing the damage, the jet skier hopped back on his vessel after it was dislodged and both went back to their respective storage locations.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Q:</b> How about an update on dredging?</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">A.</b> Three different suits involving two defendants (Army Corp of Engineers and the City of Newport Beach) are making their way through the courts. The ACE Colonel was here for a tour recently, which we provided. He seemed committed to resolving the suits and moving forward with the project ASAP. There is some optimism the suits will be resolved early in 2024 and the project can get underway in the spring.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyXZyKP2INUZBk5ObH3fa47gcxds8hucD4vTEQkJAuPpFQc1tOI8N1xAkvapp3cx99trE79Dne4XbPo1SjQyyM9h_Cu1nVZl06GMuTOKIwR_fiPp-FbEwymqrI_GfuhyphenhyphenDkh1qiEC0WEWD83DRyls2cGr8sdPGkVcdIowF3eAij2Krg9c79scT2/s1280/Spill%20Drill%2020230906%20001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyXZyKP2INUZBk5ObH3fa47gcxds8hucD4vTEQkJAuPpFQc1tOI8N1xAkvapp3cx99trE79Dne4XbPo1SjQyyM9h_Cu1nVZl06GMuTOKIwR_fiPp-FbEwymqrI_GfuhyphenhyphenDkh1qiEC0WEWD83DRyls2cGr8sdPGkVcdIowF3eAij2Krg9c79scT2/s320/Spill%20Drill%2020230906%20001.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></b><p></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Q:</b> And an update on the Pilot Mooring program?</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">A: </b>I am currently working on responses to the 14 questions or requests for more information the Coastal Commission made based on their initial read-through of the application. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>The documentation I am preparing will amount to more than 1,000 pages and is taking a considerable amount of my time to compile.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">It is hoped the application will get a second review with the Coastal Commission staff early in 2024. They have indicated they want to come for a site visit soon, which we will provide.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Q:</b> Earlier this year you talked about training programs, and working with many different agencies. Has everything gone as planned, what have you learned?</p><p><b style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">A: </b><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-indent: 27px;">The Harbor Department has engaged in a significant amount of training in 2023, both as a team here in Newport and with some team members attending training in other locations. Here locally we engaged in our own spill response drill right after Labor Day. The drill was a surprise that took place during a scheduled “All Hands” meeting and was very successful. We also did a joint training session and preparedness assessment with the California National Guard Marine Command (MARCOM) which proved very beneficial for all involved.</span> </p><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-indent: 27px;">The Harbor Department was also well-represented at the following conferences and training sessions:</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">–California Association of Code Enforcement Officers</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">–California Association of Marine Safety Officers</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">–Recreational Marina Association</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">–Association of Marina Industries (National Trade Group)</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><span style="font-style: italic !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><span style="font-style: italic !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">On Tuesday, Dec. 5, Part 2 covers: What’s new at Marina Park, Harbor objectives, and more on Harbor Code enforcement.</span></p>Len Bosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17810299426483426622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17837119.post-8750715014502150732023-11-17T08:07:00.000-08:002023-11-17T08:10:08.293-08:00On the Harbor: Recognizing our annual sailing winners<p style="text-align: center;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjdvRe3BhWPZzud3QWfCtxg9Y-24hfE0FfMBdE7F2l1YZW1oXrkWl3qE0XAapa_NJoPZQTGmRgTmBYSeBFcq3VpFUCcPailvitT4jaJDRT4BeQl7rbpJvy3FiLHpcvXmfVg1f_iBBL0WlEIAvwCbAbbS6tWbd46Bcdj0Kkp8RHXTncxLiLQa9z/s5235/BCYC%20Awards.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3490" data-original-width="5235" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjdvRe3BhWPZzud3QWfCtxg9Y-24hfE0FfMBdE7F2l1YZW1oXrkWl3qE0XAapa_NJoPZQTGmRgTmBYSeBFcq3VpFUCcPailvitT4jaJDRT4BeQl7rbpJvy3FiLHpcvXmfVg1f_iBBL0WlEIAvwCbAbbS6tWbd46Bcdj0Kkp8RHXTncxLiLQa9z/w640-h426/BCYC%20Awards.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">(L-R) BCYC Commodore Rolf Rolnicki with the John Pinckney Award recipients Zarrin Harvey and Kingston Keyoung</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"> <b style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">By LEN BOSE</b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; text-indent: 27px;">If you have started to hear Christmas music and noticed holiday TV ads, then you know it’s time for my annual recognition of our harbor’s sailing awards.</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">I’ll start with the Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club’s (BCYC) awards night and the juniors. Sailing director Carolyn Smith stepped up to the podium for her first time presenting awards at BCYC, and she nailed it. One can always tell if the event is someone’s first rodeo, however, Smith’s a pro and she made the night fun and memorable with clear descriptions of the awards she was presenting. The Juniors awards always brings back good times, or even more so by diluting the agony of defeat.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOJxIIhcDTDuK9JVgRMEjJE2QPvYUZ0JDrzBKqg-Pd7eEeiRp9BANViu-7YMWZRuD60NNQTZJ0mnxKmDQLiqAOOiO6t5lfMZa_a09ZCs17qcZpma3hLVZ2_oRcP2zWFnVyFkJxsrmcCdSaOK_aXZikZ9pRL8ZAehGL-pydBT7J-kuFT4aA8Yz4/s3045/Caroline%20Smith%20BCYC.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3045" data-original-width="2030" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOJxIIhcDTDuK9JVgRMEjJE2QPvYUZ0JDrzBKqg-Pd7eEeiRp9BANViu-7YMWZRuD60NNQTZJ0mnxKmDQLiqAOOiO6t5lfMZa_a09ZCs17qcZpma3hLVZ2_oRcP2zWFnVyFkJxsrmcCdSaOK_aXZikZ9pRL8ZAehGL-pydBT7J-kuFT4aA8Yz4/s320/Caroline%20Smith%20BCYC.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br /><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">The Officers and Directors 1959 Award was received by Chase Decker for his participation in the BCYC junior program. The Herb Hester Perpetual was awarded for sportsmanship and was presented to Mesa Uliasz. The top-shelf award at the club is the Jon Pinckney Perpetual, which is awarded to junior sailors with the most outstanding racing record this year. This year’s recipients were Zarrin Harvey and Kingston Keyoung. I have never seen juniors more excited about receiving an award than these two deserving awardees.</p><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; text-indent: 27px;">BCYC goes the extra weather leg for the Harbor 20 fleet recognizing the fleet’s top performers by awarding them the Gaudio Family One Design for the person with the best one design, racing record – the Rhonda Tolar Taco Tuesday for the best H20 record for the season and the Melanie Patterson Harbor 20 Perpetual. Not sure who was adding up the score sheet this season, yet somehow I was presented the Gaudio Family award this year. Phillip Thompson countered that by receiving the Commodore Taco Tuesday award. Thompson and I shared the Melanie Patterson Harbor 20 Perpetual, equaling out the night.</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">In the PHRF fleet, the Rhonda Tolar Taco Tuesday was received by Bob Kafka and a loyal crew aboard his Catalina 30 <span style="font-style: italic; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Halcyon II</span>. Gabriel Nistor sailing <span style="font-style: italic; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">XLR8</span> took home the Melanie Patterson PHRF Perpetual. Most honorable mention should be given to the Elmer Carvey Memorial Scholarship (until 1982, it was named the Balboa Bay Club Yachtsman of the Year) awarded to the yachtsman who most contributed to the organized yachting community. Past winners have been Cooper Johnson, Jim Emmi, Ted Kerr, Hobie Deny, Lorin Weiss, Len Bose, and Peter Haynes. The list reads on and on and includes Newport’s best yachtsmen. This year’s recipient was Paul DeCapua for all the years he has given back to the sport of sailing.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">This past Sunday night’s (Nov. 12) Harbor 20 Awards presentation is always one of my favorite nights of the year, giving everyone a chance to gather and reflect on the sailing season. This year, we had many new faces attending, which is always an indication that the fleet is strong and growing with close to 100 attending the banquet at Newport Harbor Yacht Club. One of the true strengths of the fleet is that couples can sail while remaining competitive. The First Mate award is received by the top-placing couples in our fleet championships. This year, B Fleet winners were Anne and Ed Kimball. In A Fleet – these recipients are making a habit of this – Anne and Kurt Wiese aboard <span style="font-style: italic; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Ping</span>. Team Wiese sailed an extremely impressive Fleet Championships this year with 17 points separating them from the second-place finisher.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">The High Point Series is awarded to the top sailors with the best attendance on the race course. This year’s B fleet winners were Tom Corkett in 2nd Place with Anne and Ed Kimball standing next to the perpetual trophy for the photos. In A Fleet it was Len Bose. This award certainly will be a cherished accomplishment of mine in the years to come.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">Next, we have the Rain or Shine Trophy for the best attendance in a sailing season. Tom Corkett’s name was placed on the perpetual; I was the bridesmaid finishing in third place was Anne and Ed Kimball. We also awarded a Grandmaster award received by the top finisher in fleet championships in A and B divisions for participants over the age of 65. This year’s B Fleet recipients were Ed Kimball over A Fleet’s Kurt Wiese, as both Annes preferred not to be noticed on this award.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">The top award of the night is the Arthur B Strock Service Award presented to the person who has performed outstanding service for the Harbor 20 Fleet. This year’s esteemed winner was Chris Hill, who has gone the extra mile for the fleet as the measurer and promoter of true sportsmanship. A Bravo/Zulu for a job well done, Chris!</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">• • •</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">The County Model Sailing Club at William R. Mason Regional Park in Irvine has four different types of remote-control sailboats. I am making this award up, so let’s call it the Orange County Model Sailor of the Year award. This year, this award would be presented to Jim Sears for his results in the Dragon Flight 95 and Volvo 70 fleets. Sears has improved his consistency within these fleets this season, and we have high hopes for him in this year’s Dragon Flight 95 National Championships in Corpus Christi, Texas, taking place the first weekend of December.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><br /></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">Sea ya.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">~~~~~~~~</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-style: italic; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Len Bose is a yachting enthusiast, yacht broker and harbor columnist for Stu News Newport.</span></b></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-style: italic; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie-lBfJXeOcMq_C8RStpjYl4DX6lSBEfWteQaF5GEBtKUqnhGCQHMgspE3-f6CJv2QL9cPF3LF7A2wxlAKwlbEXbkYkOTKOsGvW4HdJpKy_lzxigawPcSC2dojDEjmePuOmvVMTCEIJ3POUIG6rCtH8kYODQ_ryNzUzXyZ5iacfcy6xRl-zGqh/s5297/Me%20BCYC.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3531" data-original-width="5297" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie-lBfJXeOcMq_C8RStpjYl4DX6lSBEfWteQaF5GEBtKUqnhGCQHMgspE3-f6CJv2QL9cPF3LF7A2wxlAKwlbEXbkYkOTKOsGvW4HdJpKy_lzxigawPcSC2dojDEjmePuOmvVMTCEIJ3POUIG6rCtH8kYODQ_ryNzUzXyZ5iacfcy6xRl-zGqh/w400-h266/Me%20BCYC.jpg" width="400" /></a></b></div><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /><span style="font-style: italic; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></span></b><p></p>Len Bosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17810299426483426622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17837119.post-85495765588228875712023-11-04T08:49:00.004-07:002023-11-04T08:53:02.532-07:00On the Harbor: Harbor Commission’s goals and objectives outlined<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip46FXfbUTdDtQE7qZeo_FSMrSPSkqwKKUQN2H84xjVlwEmPCoRiiF-EHfwEA8qlyl4YIDA-RaFvtWSVEAHGpMZG84aR9JDuEdNQF0f2rC525DjvccKnztr2_So55kt09BEftIggZ4zX8rFomvYXVq2eqH9v7mjwulSCdKNLlbHb99q-1v5npn/s1280/Sea%20Lions.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip46FXfbUTdDtQE7qZeo_FSMrSPSkqwKKUQN2H84xjVlwEmPCoRiiF-EHfwEA8qlyl4YIDA-RaFvtWSVEAHGpMZG84aR9JDuEdNQF0f2rC525DjvccKnztr2_So55kt09BEftIggZ4zX8rFomvYXVq2eqH9v7mjwulSCdKNLlbHb99q-1v5npn/w640-h480/Sea%20Lions.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="color: #1f3864; font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">By LEN BOSE</b></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I wanted to take the time to update you on what the Harbor Commission has been tasked with in the upcoming year by reviewing its objectives and goals, along with any observations I have made from the commission’s meetings.</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Number One: The annual review of Title 17 and recommended updates to the City Council where necessary (Commissioner: Yahn). Title 17 is our harbor city codes. If you have questions regarding our harbor codes and enforcement, your contact is Matt Cosylion at <span id="cloak79ba0f95c3a369e757a64c2ec7676cd2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="mailto:mcosylion@newportbeachca.gov" style="color: blue; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">mcosylion@newportbeachca.gov</a></span>. What Commissioner Yahn has been tasked with is updates or additions to Title 17. The devil is always in the details, so when you start talking about Title 17, pay close attention when recommendations are made.</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Number Two: Collaborate with the Water Quality/Coastal Tidelands Committee to partner on areas within the harbor where both Commission/Committees intersect (Commissioners: Svrcek, Scully). In my interview with Commissioner Scully last month, the interaction between these two committees showed proven results with the Water Wheel, along with working with the county and upland cities’ water runoff. Progress has been made, which I noticed when attending the Huntington Beach Harbor Commission meeting, starting at the beginning of the process.</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Number Three: There has been successful implementation of the mooring reconfiguration initiative, including design, testing, permitting, execution, and monitoring (Commissioner: Beer). Ira Beer continues to work through all the different government agencies to start on the test mooring field.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> <span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; text-indent: 27px;">Number Four: Collaborate with Parks, Beaches & Recreation Commission and staff to evaluate the best use for Lower Castaways and make a recommendation to the City Council (Commissioners: Marston, Svrcek). Commissioner Marston gave an update on this task at the last meeting. This objective has been on the books for a very long time, and my guess is it will remain on the books for an even longer period of time. One of the issues is this is one of the last open spaces around the harbor with no clear “best use” for this property at this time.</span></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Number Five: Work with staff to identify opportunities to add additional Harbor Services (restrooms, additional pump-out stations, dock space, shore boat service, boat launch ramp, and development of the mobile app). (Commissioners: Marston, Yahn). There has been a lot of progress with the mobile app, public docks, and upgrades to the pump-out stations. The harbor desperately needs another boat launch ramp which is a huge task. I have my fingers crossed for this one.</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Number Six: Continues with the participation of businesses, nonprofits, and the Harbor Department with a Newport Harbor Safety Committee to promote best practices, and address safety issues on the water (Commissioner: Scully). Scully had made huge progress on this task with as many as 35 companies attending the first harbor safety meetings. If you are active on the water you will want to stay tuned to any upcoming meetings.</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Number Seven: Review Harbor Department responsibilities, evaluate the department’s readiness and effectiveness to deliver harbor services as necessary for normal operations and during emergencies, and make recommendations as determined necessary (Commissioners: Scully, Williams). From my interview earlier with Newport Harbormaster Paul Blank, much has been done regarding this task with drills with other agencies and equipment inspections.</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Number Eight: Work with city staff on an update of the market rent to be charged for onshore and offshore moorings (Commissioners: Cunningham, Beer). This is always a heated topic, and the Newport Mooring Association is always quick to share its concerns and notify the public when this topic is placed on the agenda.</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Number Nine. Evaluate establishing day moorings off Big Corona Beach (Commissioner: Williams). This one is dear to my heart, as I have always felt it would be a great idea to have day-use mooring off of Big Corona. This would be an opinion, rather than anchoring off of Emerald Bay or freeing up the anchorages. I need to step forward and work with Williams to make this happen.</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Number 10. Support staff in all efforts related to the dredge completion of the Federal Navigation channels in addition to the upcoming agency renewals of the Regional General Permit (RGP54) shallow water dredging permit. (Commissioners: Cunningham, Svrcek). This is the mother of all other objectives and must be constantly monitored.</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I wish there were three other objectives listed: navigation lights on top of the channel markers in the upper bay; the removal of the old fixed channel markers to floating buoys and marine recycling centers.</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Sea ya.</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">~~~~~~~~</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Len Bose is a yachting enthusiast, yacht broker and harbor columnist for Stu News Newport.</span></b></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-style: italic; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-style: italic; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeZo_BWQClg01xVK1Pr5YrtCJWsMiQYFjqK9jdCOrRImUFrUbK-irme0NyVwECwd4KrAV5002luF0D286N-v1GHe28si_LAHsgN9M3fjN62xtuN5Qm0bS9wgdkbosqBBBE4is8mwcyga2U_esXINMXAF3wuUg4VqFEUXqd6BUQCzkm0RzuTsY_/s1211/New%20Floating%20Channel%20Markers.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="920" data-original-width="1211" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeZo_BWQClg01xVK1Pr5YrtCJWsMiQYFjqK9jdCOrRImUFrUbK-irme0NyVwECwd4KrAV5002luF0D286N-v1GHe28si_LAHsgN9M3fjN62xtuN5Qm0bS9wgdkbosqBBBE4is8mwcyga2U_esXINMXAF3wuUg4VqFEUXqd6BUQCzkm0RzuTsY_/w640-h486/New%20Floating%20Channel%20Markers.jpg" width="640" /></a></b></div><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /><span style="font-style: italic; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></span></b><p></p>Len Bosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17810299426483426622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17837119.post-30769371561637147372023-10-20T07:58:00.004-07:002023-12-26T14:36:15.211-08:00On the Harbor: Meeting up with Harbor Commissioner Chairman Steve Scully<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbM9kmPaD8ZpoMr-_EcA4GidXY4wXX000SNfVOIM9fvxkQLjAlgU7ne3ocq5gOcYNQ4bRYOZso3cljpPIdky2UIM4y2WdemhH5ehXWs01eLf3spXi6-LKpAtRdQXp3wptNrfqaEz4KO5q6kV-W9KVEbkU0IZi4_Cytpfx09hlbV4zyUHPVnX-L/s2048/IMG-6145%20Len%20Bose.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbM9kmPaD8ZpoMr-_EcA4GidXY4wXX000SNfVOIM9fvxkQLjAlgU7ne3ocq5gOcYNQ4bRYOZso3cljpPIdky2UIM4y2WdemhH5ehXWs01eLf3spXi6-LKpAtRdQXp3wptNrfqaEz4KO5q6kV-W9KVEbkU0IZi4_Cytpfx09hlbV4zyUHPVnX-L/w480-h640/IMG-6145%20Len%20Bose.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"> <b style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">By LEN BOSE</b></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><span style="font-family: times;">I was able to contact Harbor Commissioner Chairman Steve Scully this week for an interview. After the interview, I leaned back in my chair realizing just how much I missed this summer by not attending the meetings. The good news to report is that the Harbor Commission has been busy, and taking their tasks to hand by completing their objectives.</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><span style="font-family: times;">Scully is easy to talk to and I had a good laugh when he explained, “You have no idea what you are getting into when you get on the harbor commission, there is so much jargon, and so much knowledge in particularly with the commissioners who have been on the commission for quite some time. Getting to understand that and getting caught up is a lot of work; it can be overwhelming at times, but you just have to do it. It was drinking from the fire hose when I first got there, had to ask the questions and understand what they were talking about.”</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><span style="font-family: times;">Scully has lived in Newport Beach for 31 years, loves the ocean, and was a deckhand on a comical fishing boat as a young kid in San Diego. He is now retired from his Trucking & Logistics company, which he sold in 2011. “I went from 30,000 miles an hour to zero. After retirement, I felt I should get involved with the city and try to give back. I felt the harbor would be the best place to do that. I was turned down twice for the commission and selected on the third try,” Sully said.</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><span style="font-family: times;">Each harbor commissioner is assigned different objectives and goals. So, my questions were on just that, by asking him for an update while working with the Water Quality and Coastal Tideland committees.</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><span style="font-family: times;">“The Water Quality Commission asked us to collaborate and they were pretty focused on water quality in the harbor, so we agreed to attend each other’s meetings. The concept of floating bathrooms was put to the Harbor Commission, who felt it was a better idea to chart out the public restrooms around the harbor by improving a phone app that would identify where the closest head was located to the operator’s location. Harbormaster Paul Blank took the lead on this task, updating the city’s phone app, and completing the task. By attending the Water Quality meeting it’s been really fascinating to learn about the difference of the copper level in the harbor along with the upland runoff. Learning how to work with the county has also proven very insightful,” Scully shared.</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><span style="font-family: times;">While working in his trucking business, safety was always a priority, so Scully instinctively created an objective to improve safety within the harbor. He started contacting the different commercial operations within our harbor to create a safety meeting. Working with Blank along with Harbor Code Enforcement Officer Matt Cosylion, helped him promote the meeting to the different marine operators. This turned out to be a very successful gathering with 35 companies attending a harbor safety meeting. Key people from the OC Sheriff’s Department and Lifeguard/Fire Department attended, hitting the ball out of the park. They created five different subcommittees from that original meeting, with the different commercial groups discussing their own concerns with other similar businesses on how all the different groups can share the harbor together. Everyone involved in organizing these meetings deserves a Bravo/Zulu for a job well done. My mind wonders and sees Cosylion knocking on everyone’s door and saying, “There is a harbor safety meeting coming up and I recommend you attend…capeesh?” I don’t think Cosylion is Italian, yet that image made me chuckle.</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><span style="font-family: times;">Regarding the goal of harbor enhancements, Scully noted improvements with the harbor phone app, new public docks, the disabled people lift at Marina Park, code enforcement, emergency response team drills, and continued maintenance of the pump-out stations. I would personally like to say that Paul Blank is doing an outstanding job. He has brought attention to detail into the harbor, and he is multi-tasking on multiple fronts to manage the harbor better, making the harbor more enjoyable and safer while taking care of the extremely important assets of our city and treating it with respect. I can’t give enough accolades to him for what he has done, and it’s allowed the Harbor Commission to advance while allowing our harbor to significantly improve.</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><span style="font-family: times;">My last question was how Scully enjoys the harbor. “I enjoy having family down on the boat, just sitting in the cockpit and watching all the boats go by. We head down to Emerald Bay, and drop an anchor for day trips.”</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><span style="font-family: times;">Until this interview, I had not recognized how strong the Harbor Commission team had become. By synchronizing this team with the Harbor Department, our harbor has never been in better hands with the ability to achieve so much more.</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><span style="font-family: times;">Sea ya.</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">~~~~~~~~</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Len Bose is a yachting enthusiast, yacht broker and harbor columnist for Stu News Newport</span></b></p>Len Bosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17810299426483426622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17837119.post-61809180789033907612023-10-06T08:42:00.006-07:002023-10-06T08:44:16.535-07:00On the Harbor: a busy fall season<p style="color: #1f3864; font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="color: #1f3864; font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaW0kp6DiTFUuWsUtyZICaMpa5DzTwfLQ0w9SdY4zlGSdnFFHrg04H8_8wxe_RO_CYu7xve3JPpYlEneduv_yIXp7b2VBN5asOtr33tJ8x7VEjS_c68WxlSh47PyiBVJxuNVCoYkMtHDVVIZsUQIwpsEpCsue2BTUCCut2nQURtQbalvLS59Ak/s4986/1Q7A4355-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3326" data-original-width="4986" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaW0kp6DiTFUuWsUtyZICaMpa5DzTwfLQ0w9SdY4zlGSdnFFHrg04H8_8wxe_RO_CYu7xve3JPpYlEneduv_yIXp7b2VBN5asOtr33tJ8x7VEjS_c68WxlSh47PyiBVJxuNVCoYkMtHDVVIZsUQIwpsEpCsue2BTUCCut2nQURtQbalvLS59Ak/w640-h426/1Q7A4355-Edit.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-style: italic; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Ann and Kurt Wiese, 2023 H20 Fleet Champions</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">By LEN BOSE</b></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">The first two weeks of the fall season comes into our harbor with War Heroes on Water (WHOW), along with the Harbor 20 fleet championships, followed by the Lehman 12 Barney Lehman Championships. Wrapping up the first two weeks of fall was the earth-shaking sound of low-level jets flying overhead during the Pacific Air Show in Huntington Beach, bringing out an armada of yachts from Newport Beach to L.A. Harbor.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsOWwMrKTtz0SXw9qf0oyLltI2KgBcdSPBxvJnET2vzmYAvp3oybeddKC8V78yB3kINp4F97S3FcqjpTsMdsFFJe39H7KR-MLB0SYJSRtJfywnntgE9mFyssuE69ByvTLqgaPif-y7MFPdhdjnJv5DsBp6wGMQkp2VV65WU2OzfdvdP8aWxK2O/s700/WHOW.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="700" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsOWwMrKTtz0SXw9qf0oyLltI2KgBcdSPBxvJnET2vzmYAvp3oybeddKC8V78yB3kINp4F97S3FcqjpTsMdsFFJe39H7KR-MLB0SYJSRtJfywnntgE9mFyssuE69ByvTLqgaPif-y7MFPdhdjnJv5DsBp6wGMQkp2VV65WU2OzfdvdP8aWxK2O/s320/WHOW.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><br /></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">While walking down to my Harbor 20 for the fleet championships, over the harbor was a light crisp breeze out of the southwest awakening all of the American Flags to a busy day on the water. Large visiting yachts filled the harbor, and I could feel the enthusiastic energy from each yacht passing by my slip. This was the Third Annual War Heroes on Water fishing tournament and boat parade. The parade seemed to have more boats in it than the Christmas parade, and most of the yachts were our coast’s top sportfishing vessels. I had a chance to observe the parade from the upper deck of the Newport Harbor Yacht Club and even at that elevation, I could not see the last boat. Excitement filled the air, with horns and cannon blasts. Everyone at the yacht club stood at attention similar to a flag-raising ceremony on opening day until the last yacht passed the club.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">During the last weekend in September, there were 21 Harbor 20s competing in the end-of-the-season fleet championships held at Newport Harbor Yacht Club. The breeze was consistent at 7-11 knots keeping the competitors’ awareness levels up, with 10-degree wind shifts throughout the two days. The father-daughter team of skipper Kristen & crew John Whitney sailed a consistent regatta, never scoring lower than third place. They were both very excited at the awards dinner and it was a good time talking to both of them.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">In B Fleet, it was a hard-fought battle between Anne and Ed Kimball aboard <span style="font-style: italic; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Dragon Lady</span> against team <span style="font-style: italic; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Whim</span> with Brenda Benter crew and skipper John Drayton, which came down to the last two races on Sunday with Team Kimball receiving the pickle dish.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">In A Fleet, the big battle was for second place between Phil Thompson, Argyle Campbell and Chris Rabb, with only four points between them. Rabb never sailed higher than a fifth place, edging out Campbell by one point with Thompson within striking distance to the end of the regatta.</p><p> <span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; text-indent: 27px;">One team that was not within striking distance was Team Anne and Kurt Wiese with seven wins out of 11 races. The Wieses connected the dots and never took their feet off the accelerator all weekend. During my decade sailing in this fleet, I never witnessed such dominance in the fleet championships. Of the 12 competitors, Jennifer and I struggled to break into the top six boats finally finishing with a second and third on Sunday, and finishing the regatta in seventh place, one place short of our goal, yet pleased with the outcome.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKWrpaJiVwno1UamF784Xk9APxLOsDMrWKjvi0SkuT-sVBq_ADZKD9ZCKhGRpznLLwCprpV3reC1vQObSDQR2QYNnChaMUpfPmha4NlNrms5jjanzDyEevXaxFa2zbm2pvRusiAcKHqOs2kfsKd4TP_wYzuIIqpXWHmqs-ZtkPUpbiLojv55Bg/s1500/On-the-Harbor-air-show.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1500" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKWrpaJiVwno1UamF784Xk9APxLOsDMrWKjvi0SkuT-sVBq_ADZKD9ZCKhGRpznLLwCprpV3reC1vQObSDQR2QYNnChaMUpfPmha4NlNrms5jjanzDyEevXaxFa2zbm2pvRusiAcKHqOs2kfsKd4TP_wYzuIIqpXWHmqs-ZtkPUpbiLojv55Bg/s320/On-the-Harbor-air-show.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; text-indent: 27px;">The weekend of September 30-October 1 was all about the Pacific Air Show off of Huntington Beach. This show brings out more boats than any other event, and viewing the boats on the water, one can’t help but smile. A very good friend of mine was invited to go aboard the 128 ft.</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; text-indent: 27px;"> </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">Shogun</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; text-indent: 27px;"> </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; text-indent: 27px;">berthed at the Balboa Bay Club, and he is still talking about what a great time they had.</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">In the harbor, that weekend was the Lehman 12 Barney Lehman Championships. This is another event that brings out the best sailors, who for the most part are under the age of 40. The boat is very physical with a long history at the Newport Harbor Yacht Club. Similar to the H20 Championships, the battle was for second place between Campbell Moore/Alex Curtiss and Christy Mason/Will La Dow with Curtis sailing a strong second half of the day to finish in second by one point over Will LaDow.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">After 11 races in one day, it’s difficult for me to remember how anyone can walk straight after that many races in some very challenging conditions. Yet Clare Dahl/Jake La Dow did just that by winning five of those 11 races and placing their name on the very prestigious Barney Lehman Trophy.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJxUHgB-zwU6KBFpzPynYiRtuHDe8_4ebbA8ZhGIEwoEdYDlOMrUTQEi3qkUnBGDR4dYVl9PWPa-87ruQMPtMnfZ3zMiqFQBrEjMS6_HrgFxxqhX5W9T0RpPyDRzTScz_NLTXgM-S7XQIfO083L8SkVX5sKLIKP2an1ddwPfQW2UdFxcj16TBp/s2048/385259109_736407258296094_405935532396213758_n.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJxUHgB-zwU6KBFpzPynYiRtuHDe8_4ebbA8ZhGIEwoEdYDlOMrUTQEi3qkUnBGDR4dYVl9PWPa-87ruQMPtMnfZ3zMiqFQBrEjMS6_HrgFxxqhX5W9T0RpPyDRzTScz_NLTXgM-S7XQIfO083L8SkVX5sKLIKP2an1ddwPfQW2UdFxcj16TBp/s320/385259109_736407258296094_405935532396213758_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><br /></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">Another vessel you might have noticed in the harbor was the 237-ft. megayacht <span style="font-style: italic; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Stella Maris</span> anchored in the turning basin over the first two weeks of fall. She was built in 2015 in the Italian shipyard Viareggio. She can accommodate 12 guests in seven suites with a crew of 19. Throughout the summer months she was in Alaska then stopped by Newport Beach. Now she is on her way to Southeast Asia via Hawaii for the winter. If you are interested, she can be charted for $690,000 per week. Hope I win this week’s Powerball, and should I be so lucky…that’s what I would name the boat – <span style="font-style: italic; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Powerball</span>.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><br /></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">Wish me luck!</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">Sea ya.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">~~~~~~~~</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-style: italic; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-style: italic; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Len Bose is a yachting enthusiast, yacht broker and harbor columnist for Stu News Newport.</span></b></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-style: italic; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-style: italic; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-style: italic; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-style: italic; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM7eV6-nb5yMSinbGQrDgBO5M7UNQbE0K4snT6A9O41A9uiC7cMvJ5FQkzvwjDhWSQt9y6jxH5XLHp7XphMKy7IRxj8aY4qonCtVO0ZdryekmQoImLxuvbkQMdCP9wRs9IRUZNnejcG9Yh-ZH54IAGCixxDVfLDiKjTgTURFLWnPylSNaS4FC-/s1879/Screen%20Shot%202023-10-06%20at%208.25.05%20AM.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="991" data-original-width="1879" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM7eV6-nb5yMSinbGQrDgBO5M7UNQbE0K4snT6A9O41A9uiC7cMvJ5FQkzvwjDhWSQt9y6jxH5XLHp7XphMKy7IRxj8aY4qonCtVO0ZdryekmQoImLxuvbkQMdCP9wRs9IRUZNnejcG9Yh-ZH54IAGCixxDVfLDiKjTgTURFLWnPylSNaS4FC-/w640-h338/Screen%20Shot%202023-10-06%20at%208.25.05%20AM.jpeg" width="640" /></a></b></div><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /><span style="font-style: italic; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></span></b><p></p>Len Bosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17810299426483426622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17837119.post-42120476584579068912023-09-22T08:14:00.002-07:002023-09-22T08:14:24.854-07:00On the Harbor: Our Alaskan cruise, part 2<p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDt2_I74HluESA8DSWK_vqSrFg7YwoAzwrfegE2t9H5zKDopi7XhOFfeeQV_Btin7AfnRJX3WE4UX-3gGATmdM4uwq__1acE4xwRkrbgiAomNksft81A0DCP1ME0riW-D2FgsDD3jV86YvsjCMpBP_UwYHXQBxT__VMLlL5LIx9sj_1_eyRjk4/s4032/IMG_3018.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDt2_I74HluESA8DSWK_vqSrFg7YwoAzwrfegE2t9H5zKDopi7XhOFfeeQV_Btin7AfnRJX3WE4UX-3gGATmdM4uwq__1acE4xwRkrbgiAomNksft81A0DCP1ME0riW-D2FgsDD3jV86YvsjCMpBP_UwYHXQBxT__VMLlL5LIx9sj_1_eyRjk4/w640-h480/IMG_3018.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-style: italic !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Capturing Glacier Bay aboard the “MS Eurodam” cruise ship</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="color: #1f3864; font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">By LEN BOSE</b></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></b></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">(Tuesday) September 5, Glacier Bay</b></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">The only comparison to a Duffy cruise is looking for the scoop in the BCYC ice machine. Glacier Bay is simply explained with one word – “WOW”! The Park Rangers had boarded the boat earlier that morning as we entered the bay. Our weather window was the best of the season, explained by the captain over the load speaker while releasing all of his crew to take turns coming on deck for a view. The <span style="font-style: italic !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Eurodam</span> had been repeating this route every week since April, with this being the first time the crew had been at ease. The sea lion pups had dispersed the icebergs in front of the glacier, which allowed the ship to come within 2,000 feet of the glacier. The diamond blue colors of the glacier were memorizing; the history of the area haunts me, while at the same time, it’s so embracing. Our cabana is paying high dividends while taking in both views from the port and starboard side while breakfast is being served. The glacial calving has some resemblance to our kids jumping from the Lido Bridge, just not the same size wake. When chunks of ice break off the glacier there is a pulsating crack, with the sea birds moving towards the pulse as the ice falls into the bay. Kind of like emptying your ice from the cooler into the harbor after a Duffy cruise. The panoramic view is never-ending with each cove grabbing your attention and ahh…We spent more than two hours in front of the glacier with the calving accruing every 10 minutes. Traveling in and out of Glacier Bay lasted most of the day, while the next cruise ship took its turn in front of the glacier.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh15AZXL7ibbPyze2KuyMFvGlX_agNlKxFAQP3LTl2X6mVrG0mNCw_9DvnRLjNgyb5f2zKZV-MljQ0HHXrjg-xc7b_1uN-FKupwG3q4dgOWzUsXu60b1awo6f-UBF1o6dBXnysqX_fxt99mvSoCTpfCvfRHXJniTC7E3-nXl9OfaxIq2uyHpB_e/s4032/IMG_3058.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh15AZXL7ibbPyze2KuyMFvGlX_agNlKxFAQP3LTl2X6mVrG0mNCw_9DvnRLjNgyb5f2zKZV-MljQ0HHXrjg-xc7b_1uN-FKupwG3q4dgOWzUsXu60b1awo6f-UBF1o6dBXnysqX_fxt99mvSoCTpfCvfRHXJniTC7E3-nXl9OfaxIq2uyHpB_e/s320/IMG_3058.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p><b style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">(Wednesday) September 6 – Sitka, Alaska</b></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">We arrived at port at 8 a.m. with a water excursion of sea otters and whale watching. I’ve seen my share of most mammal sea creatures, so this excursion was for my wife Jennifer, and I had better show interest. While waiting to board our excursion boat, I wandered over to the information stand just located off our gangway. A lady with a big smile was working the berth when I approached and asked if she could answer a couple of silly questions for me. “There are no silly questions,” she replied. I didn’t catch her name, but asked: “Do you feel that there should be fewer cruise ships, and how do the locals feel about the cruise fleet being in town? Do the locals have concerns about the cruise ships affecting the environment?” “Okay, those are interesting questions that I have never been asked before.” She went on to say, “Most of the locals understand the trade-offs for employment and the environment. The people that live in Sitka are fishermen and the cruise ships don’t really bother us. We have all seen the whales and other marine life come into port wrapped around the bulbs of the cruise ships, which always seem to make the headlines. There has been a large increase in the number of cruise ships passing through our port, especially since we have added a pier rather than ships anchoring them and shuttling passages ashore, and it has become overwhelming. There should be something done about the larger ships. I’m just not sure how these changes could be enforced,” she said.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">We then headed down the gangway to our excursion vessel and quickly headed out of the channel and around the local islands. The first stop was a bell buoy to check out the sea lions. I thought to myself, “Just slap me across my head now…this is going to be so exciting (sarcastically).” That’s when Ellena, our guide, was above and beyond qualified with her presentation of the sea life and wildlife in Alaska. She caught my attention when she introduced the sea lions on the bell buoy as Steller sea lions and went on to explain that they do not belch or bark. My mind raced on how to bring these sea lions home and blend in with ours. We were fortunate to have another clear day and smooth seas. With many whales, bald eagles, and sea otter sightings, we worked our way back into port. I was able to pull Ellena aside and ask her, “What is your opinion about the number of cruise ships in the area, and should the number of ships be reduced?” “It’s highly dependent as to which area they are in, especially in southeast Alaska and Sitka in particular. We don’t get many independent travelers in order to supplement the community itself, a lot of that is going to be tourist-based. I am a big believer that people won’t care about what they don’t witness first-hand, so if we don’t let people view the humpback whales and other marine life and how emissions and plastics affect them, people will not care. There is a big part of what I feel people need to witness. At one time, there were many ferries that would take people out to view the marine life with far fewer whale sightings. So should we have one area that the cruise ship would go into and take the ferries out of, which might have less impact on marine life? At the same time, with all the ships going into one port, you will have a lot more noise which confuses the whales. The underwater noise is a big problem, so when you have these huge ships and more need to stop, there should be an inclination to move toward smaller vessels that can maneuver more easily. I will say that fewer cruise ships are better for the wildlife itself,” she shared. Then she went on to say, “Water quality is also a major concern, with diesel leaks, discharge from the water makers. Higher regulation is needed, but not everyone is being accountable, even though the Coast Guard is doing all that it can. Underwater noise pollution is having the latest negative impact on marine life.”</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">So should any of you take this cruise, be sure to take the time to go into the town of Sitka. Jen and I felt we were too short on time and didn’t go, but it turned out that was the wrong call.</p><p><b style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">(Thursday) September 7 – Ketchikan, Alaska </b><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; text-indent: 27px;">Ketchikan was one of our last stops after coming ashore, we walked back into the outskirts of town and found a local diner. Picture walking into a western bar with a Reyn Spooner and shorts on, the whole diner goes quiet and those eating give you a long stare. Something tells me they knew I was from California. I spent most of the day people-watching while realizing the cruise was approaching the finish line.</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">(Thursday) September 21 – Home again</b></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">Jennifer and I have been home for over a week now and our suitcases are still in the middle of the living room. My gut feeling is that these huge cruise ships shouldn’t be allowed to run these routes, as it is just wrong in so many ways. <span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"> </span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">It reminded me of a sunny Sunday afternoon when all of our harbor cruise ships travel through the five-point area of our harbor one after another.</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"> </span> Ellena’s concept of ferries and small excursion boats is one option. If an Alaska cruise is on your bucket list, I recommend going sooner rather than later. Be sure to add a second week to your vacation, because you might catch COVID – all of us did. I came away from the cruise recognizing that the time spent with Jennifer was priceless. For years, Jennifer joined us after the Mexico, Hawaii, and Bay Area races, but I took this as vacation time with her while I was chasing the crew around. The one-on-one time with her is something I will strive to achieve in the future. I’m thinking of Four Seasons Resorts now, rather than cruise ships.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><br /></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">Harbor 20 fleet championships this weekend, so wish us luck!</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><br /></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><br /></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">Sea ya.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">~~~~~~~~</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-style: italic; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Len Bose is a yachting enthusiast, yacht broker and harbor columnist for Stu News Newport.</span></b></p>Len Bosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17810299426483426622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17837119.post-61939547340326165192023-09-09T16:18:00.002-07:002023-09-09T16:24:08.379-07:00On the Harbor: Our Alaskan cruise, part 1<p><br /></p><p><b style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"></b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjax0vIYwWx6b4wMoI3ViHahQpQBmSsjbF4LKR0ikLp3-Yd31tREsmqUW78LZHa6lC2jdxX_mBPjAkOO2j2Pj5UpAEYTnRIKnHWnQ1KgPLAquLlyXEHD_bhwbWPG606gzWdm6AX7TiALMFh20SYtKOhcHrhMa5im7YocB_dEc8fdFQkTIs_xwr/s4032/IMG_3073.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjax0vIYwWx6b4wMoI3ViHahQpQBmSsjbF4LKR0ikLp3-Yd31tREsmqUW78LZHa6lC2jdxX_mBPjAkOO2j2Pj5UpAEYTnRIKnHWnQ1KgPLAquLlyXEHD_bhwbWPG606gzWdm6AX7TiALMFh20SYtKOhcHrhMa5im7YocB_dEc8fdFQkTIs_xwr/w640-h480/IMG_3073.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: #333333; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span style="font-style: italic; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Capturing the “MS Eurodam” cruise ship for Holland America Line in Sitka, Alaska</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><b style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><br />September 2, Seattle, Wash</b><p></p><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; text-indent: 27px;">Pier 91 boarding the 935-foot</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; text-indent: 27px;"> </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">Eurodam</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; text-indent: 27px;"> </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; text-indent: 27px;">destination through Puget Sound then a day at sea headed for Stephens Pass. The</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; text-indent: 27px;"> </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">Eurodam</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; text-indent: 27px;"> does resemble a harbor cruise around Newport Harbor aboard a Duffy with food and drink at the next stop. The view leaving Puget Sound was breathtaking, similar to traveling past Lido Isle, Bay Island, and Harbor Island, but here we saw sea otters, orca, seaplanes, and the surrounding forest on the shoreline.</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">Once on board, we hit the first shift by meeting a couple from Newport Beach who had booked the double-corner cabana on the starboard side of the upper deck for the week. This was the gift from Neptune enlightening the perfect lane to our first mark, allowing us to book the port side double cabana with a 250-degree view for the remainder of the cruise. We completed the afternoon with a Jimmy Buffet playlist and an endless supply of painkillers and cheeseburgers in paradise. We met six different couples who stopped by for painkillers and cheeseburgers while toasting Buffet. Countless passengers came by just to listen to a Buffet song. Passengers wondered why a high-speed boat was circling the ship. From the starboard side just above the water line, a person jumped from the ship onto the pilot boat wearing a life belt, along with a type of hockey helmet, making a perfect two-point landing and then headed immediately below deck. These pilots have some series grapes!</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1BJwBzPARXMf-NXQwaKuk0JzcXAyMrFIrtbH-jKO5MSzrQd7JWYshL00Sw9m8vrm1WUNMKaeN2Vh5GYv3MivV0pQkJAp-_7PZrMCvMWA01Z9_ooveTy9U-wbu7ePELfJ71lY4Pe46tWWOGE3n5_Py1EWQ5eNHLHlfayjChpRTbGzVwIK0Qy7E/s4032/IMG_2986.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1BJwBzPARXMf-NXQwaKuk0JzcXAyMrFIrtbH-jKO5MSzrQd7JWYshL00Sw9m8vrm1WUNMKaeN2Vh5GYv3MivV0pQkJAp-_7PZrMCvMWA01Z9_ooveTy9U-wbu7ePELfJ71lY4Pe46tWWOGE3n5_Py1EWQ5eNHLHlfayjChpRTbGzVwIK0Qy7E/w320-h240/IMG_2986.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">September 3 - Sea Day</b></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">Heading into 20 knots of breeze at 20 knots of boat speed makes for some exciting wind across the deck. Pickleball on the aft deck was canceled and the cabana was a bit breezy. Yet, if you own it you better use it. We gave up on the cabana after a couple of hours and lunch; we put up the tri-sail and storm jib, retiring to the bow’s observatory lounge – the Crow’s Nest – for a two-hour reading session along with a couple of rounds of Yahtzee. I thought to myself this was much easier than the first two days of any of the Transpacs I have raced in, while climbing back in my bunk for a solid two-hour afternoon nap. The thought was that while aboard this vessel are we headed to a land we have no business being in…are we disturbing the land by traveling to a place on the Earth that was created for the few and nature? This thought had never crossed my mind while sailing or enjoying a sunset cruise on our harbor. But I was apprehensive about entering this new harbor.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQtX3c5QxWRC7OIPHFxBtFVub_BjzXroowSyAgYhz93V-HMzvDdAspiCEnHv7_qmA2ZSnUXuDlb2EGj0STCHeq27pL2AdGEGt1ysmkGNhYzIH_ax4DBP-1fVRKdDkUb180JGgslPK_li7Di02ysKGs9JIYdZSJl6BTkpcymxYWT38T5HunnBsK/s4032/IMG_2989.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQtX3c5QxWRC7OIPHFxBtFVub_BjzXroowSyAgYhz93V-HMzvDdAspiCEnHv7_qmA2ZSnUXuDlb2EGj0STCHeq27pL2AdGEGt1ysmkGNhYzIH_ax4DBP-1fVRKdDkUb180JGgslPK_li7Di02ysKGs9JIYdZSJl6BTkpcymxYWT38T5HunnBsK/s320/IMG_2989.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></b><p></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">September 4</b></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">We awoke in Stephens Passage with good visibility and drizzling rain; another day of no pickleball and questioning the cabana. Although cold, I still felt the cabana was paying dividends. At 1 p.m., we arrived in Juneau. I shifted to another layer of clothing and headed into the heated Crow’s Nest viewing lounge. On our arrival in Juneau, we headed directly to the Red Dog Saloon through its swinging doors and entered the year 1880. It was very similar to walking into the American Legion on our harbor, with overworked cocktail waitresses and bartenders nearing the end of the summer cruising season. The abrasiveness of the bar staff was entertaining. When I engaged the waitress, I brought up that I thought the description of liquor was funny described as Cheap Sh*t, Regular Sh*t, Expensive Sh*t, and Really Expensive Sh*t. I assumed Makers Mark is the Expensive Sh*t.” Her reply was, “You can read, most people can’t.” So, I said I would like a really expensive pour. She left with a “whatever” attitude which intrigued me even more. Then we were off to the excursion bus and the Mendenhall Glacier. While boarding the bus, we were entertained by our driver Bobcat. While blending in historic features, wildlife, and the lifestyle of the local people, he made a half-hour run to and from the glacier memorable.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">After arriving back at port, I waited for everyone to leave the bus and asked him a few questions. How do locals feel about the cruise ships? “Here in Juneau, many of the year-round residents would prefer not to have them in port. But during COVID-19, many of these people realized just how important the port is to this city, and many of these people have changed their minds,” Bobcat said. Are they concerned about the environmental impact of the ships? “Some of the ships will discharge more black smoke than they should and I might overhear locals make mention of it from time to time,” Bobcat said. And I asked if there were issues with water quality from the ship due to waste, etc. He said there was not much concern about water quality with the amount of water flow from the huge tide they have.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">I found some news articles online regarding the impacts of Alaska cruise ships. One thing that caught my eye was that the majority of Juneau residents would like to limit the number of ships. Although not on the same scale, I found similarities with the large charter boats in our harbor.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">Part two will cover our visit to Glacier Bay and an interesting interview with a marine biologist/naturalist as well as information booth residents of Sitka, along with whoever I meet in Ketchikan.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">Sea ya.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">~~~~~~~~</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-style: italic; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Len Bose is a yachting enthusiast, yacht broker and harbor columnist for Stu News </span></b></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-style: italic; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRIeceKWLAq4t3RkoPhokm9qCQHkSXqh0KIeb_lqje5J444yhEhrfctO_ioJoNATjZSPNHR2CHKEhAgkNBGzVl7D7S3BRSfjoBIuPil5MZAZKu572kc8Zzd_ihMMOVlYtMnpz8MHH5kLkqkud8mZ79tAWgarVH-CUS9X4xtsh1b4-LpyllUIOt/s4032/IMG_3058.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRIeceKWLAq4t3RkoPhokm9qCQHkSXqh0KIeb_lqje5J444yhEhrfctO_ioJoNATjZSPNHR2CHKEhAgkNBGzVl7D7S3BRSfjoBIuPil5MZAZKu572kc8Zzd_ihMMOVlYtMnpz8MHH5kLkqkud8mZ79tAWgarVH-CUS9X4xtsh1b4-LpyllUIOt/w640-h480/IMG_3058.JPG" width="640" /></a></b></div><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /><span style="font-style: italic; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></span></b><p></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-style: italic; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Newport</span></b></p>Len Bosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17810299426483426622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17837119.post-6334174182745774042023-08-26T08:06:00.008-07:002023-08-26T08:08:41.403-07:00n the Harbor: Getting to know Carolyn Smith, the new BCYC sailing director<p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKFUyvMNlwu2eJQnA2va69_NZ-3LuEIkj7IRiWLFPByO4y-Nf2h2c16-pANkwi_Y-POrK_ZyQOReqbVAWLj4fe-2UINZ4LcvnUTpkO-ztiMfhmXihPknWwFyFQmLgK7DtDRxbDx_y3kCpK7_7SI5Sx2ufOLPg_KBC52NJZMOzg31LSvgxZvs44/s1086/94B6358F-0DAF-4E92-AE9A-427A336FB72D_1_105_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="724" data-original-width="1086" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKFUyvMNlwu2eJQnA2va69_NZ-3LuEIkj7IRiWLFPByO4y-Nf2h2c16-pANkwi_Y-POrK_ZyQOReqbVAWLj4fe-2UINZ4LcvnUTpkO-ztiMfhmXihPknWwFyFQmLgK7DtDRxbDx_y3kCpK7_7SI5Sx2ufOLPg_KBC52NJZMOzg31LSvgxZvs44/w640-h426/94B6358F-0DAF-4E92-AE9A-427A336FB72D_1_105_c.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: #333333; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-style: italic; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">L-R) Carolyn Smith sailing with good friend Bayley Davidson aboard her Lehman 12 named after her mom “NINA”</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></b><p></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">By LEN BOSE</b></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">At this year’s opening day at the Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club (BCYC), I heard across the dock that Carolyn Smith had become the new sailing director. This was welcome news, because I have always noticed and enjoyed her passion for sailing while competing against her in Harbor 20s. I got to know her a lot better when she passed me. The last time I looked, I still had a comfortable lead on her, going into the second to last mark in this year’s <span style="font-style: italic; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Flight of Newport</span>. Of course, at the end of the race, she gave me her big smile and said, “good race.” I mumbled something under my breath, but how long can one be disappointed when engaging with Carolyn Smith?</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">Smith’s family has plenty of history on our harbor. Newport Beach Hall of Fame sailor Nina Nielsen was her mother, and her father is none other than Tom “Smitty” Smith. I recall Smitty and I sailing in as many as three long-distance Mexico races together. Not many people have the harbor in their blood as Smith has.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">“I started sailing as an infant; Mom and Dad would place me in a bassinet in the front of the Etchells when they did their twilight sailing – we were on the water almost every night in the summer. As I was getting older and doing more sailing myself, my Mom would sail Lehmans with a friend and me as crew. This was a good introduction to racing as well. Mom would also sit in the sabot with me.”</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">Nielsen was the 1969 Jr. Sabot National Champion, just to name a few of her many achievements. Smith started sailing the starfish program at BCYC at the age of 5 and racing sabots caught on. By the age of 7, she was a C1, and at the age of 9, she was a top competitor in A fleet.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUhv8__svDqPRP_6TR_PB5UyUke88XvNcODqaJGLKSt9HtZoyrGrZ7L3ZgB6e8PXE4JtYXxko9FuLthPrheuDrs6_uEKMS2aC-HdVc8wxXZXJYbPyQgmvPWQeyLl__7AaF8bu5Kyw7tikbQVnw8BEOnTwjA-ZBbYa-qFbdhZ7WNiUh-t6mzLBq/s1089/27D3856F-E3C2-4FCB-814E-045858D7D9F2_1_105_c.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1089" data-original-width="722" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUhv8__svDqPRP_6TR_PB5UyUke88XvNcODqaJGLKSt9HtZoyrGrZ7L3ZgB6e8PXE4JtYXxko9FuLthPrheuDrs6_uEKMS2aC-HdVc8wxXZXJYbPyQgmvPWQeyLl__7AaF8bu5Kyw7tikbQVnw8BEOnTwjA-ZBbYa-qFbdhZ7WNiUh-t6mzLBq/s320/27D3856F-E3C2-4FCB-814E-045858D7D9F2_1_105_c.jpeg" width="212" /></a></div><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">Smith sailed at Newport Harbor High School and was the captain of her sailing team during her senior year. She was busy her last year of high school, because she also played water polo. She then attended St. Mary’s College of Maryland and sailed all four years there. “That was a lot of competition, a lot of racing in that span of eight years,” Smith said.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">One of the many things I found interesting about Smith is that her crew in college was a psych major who taught her how to deal with her nerves, recognizing her nervousness was a form of excitement. “I was not nervous, I was just super excited to be out on the water competing. What I keep reminding myself is that I am not out here to win every race; I go sailing for fun now. I am still going to give it my best and keep it positive,” Smith said.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">She started coaching at NHYC just out of high school. After college, she returned to NHYC and ran that program for a couple of years. I then asked her how her phone call went when she was asked if she wanted to run the BCYC.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">“When I received the phone call, it felt super nice to be thought of for this position. This is a passion for me, so accepting this position was a no-brainer,” Smith said.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">When asked about her first season and taking the position, she shared: “It was a baptism by fire. The parents and volunteers are so helpful in making this program a great success. The timing on arriving on the racecourse was a change, along with understanding the flow of traffic. Here again, the coaches and family were very helpful. We are constantly recruiting coaches from our local high school teams and across the country. Fortunately, we are based in Newport Beach, because who wouldn’t want to come here? Our program is a full week which allows us to not only concentrate on racing, but we have time in the week for other activities that are also fun. It makes it easier for the kids to enjoy their time on the harbor and allows you more time to get to know each student.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">“Our fall program has started which is racing on Friday afternoons and we are getting ready for our winter program. At the same time, we are working on our traveling schedule for next season, and hoping to schedule trips to San Diego and Long Beach a couple of times next season. BCYC excels in its 420 double-handed program and we have scheduled a lot of time for double handing sailing.”</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">I then asked her what separates BCYC from the other clubs across the harbor? “What separates BCYC from the other clubs is our five-day-a-week schedule, and we have Mark Guido. His knowledge about the sabots is unequaled and to watch him around the kids while controlling the room is something you just have to experience. I learned a lot from Guido this last season. He is definitely one of our biggest assets to our program,” Smith said.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi_ZA-n4hB1YrKCreVwfIMh3LuUcuGDyjdiD4u_-7PYOUlM3PIiDg1u9rtyHX0qy8a0vFEgnTArrNEJxBM-TOPj5xRnbhBnCUDAuApo7hGmYpQ7ugGo0KrX652Xm9bf-o-XbbmhTzim5vHFrHnu6DrIjbnIqFqn700hJjpq3eRCi49X-wse7iA7" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="724" data-original-width="1086" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi_ZA-n4hB1YrKCreVwfIMh3LuUcuGDyjdiD4u_-7PYOUlM3PIiDg1u9rtyHX0qy8a0vFEgnTArrNEJxBM-TOPj5xRnbhBnCUDAuApo7hGmYpQ7ugGo0KrX652Xm9bf-o-XbbmhTzim5vHFrHnu6DrIjbnIqFqn700hJjpq3eRCi49X-wse7iA7" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">If you would like to sign up your kids into the BCYC program, Carolyn Smith is your contact at <span id="cloak1b6ac61fd56442074c3ae3821e9eaeed" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="mailto:carolyns@bcyc.org" style="color: blue; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">carolyns@bcyc.org</a></span>. There is a beginning sailing course starting up very soon for ages 7-11. If you are considering next summer, the best way to join is to contact her now and become a member or junior member at BCYC. This will place you at the top of the list when sign-ups start.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">As I was leaving the interview, Smith came up with the quote of the year. After I had told her this story would be running in <span style="font-style: italic; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Stu News’</span> Fridays edition, she said with a huge smile, “<span style="font-style: italic; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Stu News</span>, that’s where I get all my Newport news.”</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">Sea ya.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">~~~~~~~~</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-style: italic; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Len Bose is a yachting enthusiast, yacht broker and harbor columnist for Stu News Newport.</span></b></p>Len Bosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17810299426483426622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17837119.post-88531251317117102732023-07-31T16:51:00.002-07:002023-07-31T16:56:03.833-07:00On the Harbor: Catching up with Eberisto “Abe” Parra, owner of Larson’s Shipyard<p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><br /></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih0WLsM7CcqId04IrbwhqkGvJsnx2BxQmX72Jf07Dm0v3KPt-RM_VaWxhopvoHBlvVYQUZFK3_1Lo4MhL9ElXX9ezA5ci0TpCoDzgQZB9AowXC8eZ38JNlrmjXfsUA5svQAZ6cjvF194mkQ5Ll1yL7mNVTSuotV_kdVzOKWnJL0eQZfA5d7oVv/s4032/IMG_2772.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih0WLsM7CcqId04IrbwhqkGvJsnx2BxQmX72Jf07Dm0v3KPt-RM_VaWxhopvoHBlvVYQUZFK3_1Lo4MhL9ElXX9ezA5ci0TpCoDzgQZB9AowXC8eZ38JNlrmjXfsUA5svQAZ6cjvF194mkQ5Ll1yL7mNVTSuotV_kdVzOKWnJL0eQZfA5d7oVv/w480-h640/IMG_2772.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> </span></span><span> </span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><b style="font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">By LEN BOSE</b><p></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><b style="font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></b></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">It’s been 11 years since I last interviewed Eberisto “Abe” Parra, owner of Larson’s Shipyard located at 2705 W. Coast Highway. Parra started working at Boatswains Locker in 1980. That same year, Al Larson called Boatswains Locker, asking if they had any extra help. Work was a little slow, so they sent Abe. “Al had trouble pronouncing my name so he started calling me ‘Abe’ and it stuck,” Parra said.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">Parra started out sweeping and cleaning props. Later, Larson taught him all his trade secrets about running the shipyard, working with wood and metal. “Mr. Larson was a very, very good man to me.” You can hear the affection in Parra’s voice when he talks about the shipyard and Larson, who passed in 2000. Parra started working at the shipyard at the age of 17, some 43 years ago. I first meet him back in 1989, when I first started as a yacht broker working in an office above the shipyard. He has always been very kind to me, and we both have always gone out of our way to say hello to each other when we have crossed tacks around town.</p><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; text-indent: 27px;">Today, Parra runs a crew of four, rebuilding inboard and four-stroke outboard motors, electrical, bottom and topside painting. Haul-out fees are $80 per foot, and they can take boats up to 55 feet. With Parra learning from the master himself – Al Larson – he and his crew are the perfect choices for restoring wooden, fiberglass and gel coat repairs. You should also keep this yard in mind if you have an old boat on your mooring and have to demolish it.</span> </p><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; text-indent: 27px;">The real reason I stopped by to say hello to Parra this week is I had heard a rumor that he was retiring and closing up shop. When I asked him about this, he laughed and said, “I have been here 43 years and plan on being around another 43 years.” This was good to hear, because the last thing we need is to lose another shipyard from our harbor.</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">While researching this story, I found some old interviews with Larson. “Back when I went in business, there were more boatyards here than restaurants,” Larson said. “Now everywhere it’s high-rises and restaurants. Today, the city has only seven boatyards, about half as many yards as it once did – even though the number of boats to be serviced in the harbor has tripled since the 1940s. Keeping Larson’s Shipyard operating as a shipyard was part of the deal worked out in 1979 between the city and the developer who bought Larson’s property,” the article noted. “At that time the City of Newport Beach took a stand to maintain all the shipyards it could as a service to the boating public.”</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">Today our harbor is down to a total of six shipyards, with only four of them able to haul out boats more than 50 feet.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">I asked Parra what he likes to do with his time off and how he likes to boat. “I like to go fishing with my customers, and this last week the fishing has been really good.”</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">So, the next time you need to haul your boat for its annual maintenance, make sure to call the original Larson’s Shipyard at the same phone number it’s had since 1947 – 949.548.3641.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">• • •</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">Since we are nearing the final beat of the summer, I thought it might be a good time to review some information about our harbor we talked about earlier this year. For our offshore mooring permit holders, Marina Park has a “Ship-Shape” program where you can bring your boat in to clean it. You get three hours to complete your task, from Sunday through Thursday. Call in advance to confirm there is space. Now that the sun is out, remember you can pick up a mooring at no cost for day use. You have to be aboard, your pool toys deployed surrounding the boat, and have shrimp on the barbecue to peg the fun meter. One last reminder for mooring permit holders: The city has a state grant that will help you dispose of the boat that is ready to sink and has little to no value. Remember you don’t have to have a boat on your mooring to keep your permit. Here is one I have to just label as “Duh.” Keep your guests off the bow of your boat with their legs over the side.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><br /></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><br /></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">Sea ya.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">~~~~~~~~</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-style: italic; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Len Bose is a yachting enthusiast, yacht broker and harbor columnist for Stu News Newport.</span></b></p>Len Bosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17810299426483426622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17837119.post-78604045897294612382023-07-14T10:23:00.003-07:002023-07-14T10:23:57.888-07:00On the Harbor: Our Fault, an exceptional Duffy<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqUI59Yrdeq3Oi0P0n8laOYFn02w01v5wkZu8mfqMEzPdDZEpRR3qSAdWZ8Cr8kfJ_keRLYg_sOd79-rspVT52dEd1-nKENMoV110NffMbL3eNYOssaZwdOoGItnWDT1b4cXGaOq2Fk_fd4KUiEev0_qjx9IcCBGelHXWNrc4HwQIRKkjFn2z3/s4032/IMG_2717.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqUI59Yrdeq3Oi0P0n8laOYFn02w01v5wkZu8mfqMEzPdDZEpRR3qSAdWZ8Cr8kfJ_keRLYg_sOd79-rspVT52dEd1-nKENMoV110NffMbL3eNYOssaZwdOoGItnWDT1b4cXGaOq2Fk_fd4KUiEev0_qjx9IcCBGelHXWNrc4HwQIRKkjFn2z3/w640-h480/IMG_2717.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <b style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"> By LEN BOSE</b><p></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">While walking the docks the other weekend, I ran into a good friend that was getting his boat ready for the 4th of July boat parade. The boat immediately grabbed my attention, and as I approached my friend told me the story of how and why this boat was built. As he explained the process, my mind interpreted his story differently. This is how I perceived his story.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">One day, the caterpillar stops eating, hangs upside down from a twig or leaf, and spins itself into a silky cocoon or molts into a shiny chrysalis. Within its protective casing, the caterpillar radically transforms its body, eventually emerging as a beautiful butterfly. One might imagine the same story while looking for a Duffy.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf1aNMFE91LTU8pdz0ChZ15BzbDp9ktxMC0DPv01lKt7YR1PgtggI-dj7rOcEsVwbH6Ndttc-EBQ1OHu_riJvdbv_qgVzZXG1X7kzcOypQNJNbsyUfVwseeTzSm4hFsKNxcSqZmozQ2xswNB7lbIpN0ztWCcOYP66V9bjzaZ-X15wRKj5EZusq/s4032/Boat%20stern%201111.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf1aNMFE91LTU8pdz0ChZ15BzbDp9ktxMC0DPv01lKt7YR1PgtggI-dj7rOcEsVwbH6Ndttc-EBQ1OHu_riJvdbv_qgVzZXG1X7kzcOypQNJNbsyUfVwseeTzSm4hFsKNxcSqZmozQ2xswNB7lbIpN0ztWCcOYP66V9bjzaZ-X15wRKj5EZusq/s320/Boat%20stern%201111.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><br /></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">A friend wanted a unique Duffy with a Chris Craft flavor to it. He and Marshall “Duffy” Duffield traded thoughts, and then one day when entering the factory, Duffy had noticed earlier a 20-footer laying on its side in an abandoned boatyard. This started the chrysalis cycle of this 1988 Duffy, later to be named <span style="font-style: italic !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Our Fault</span>.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">The boat was brought in from the hot high desert sun of Adelanto and placed on a cradle, not quite hung upside down but close, then wheeled through the large factory doors similar to entering a magic castle. As the doors slowly closed a large chiming noise was heard, similar to large chains rattling or the sound of money being deposited into a slot machine.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">The color of the hull is a custom burgundy red with a rich mahogany color blended into the hull producing this one-of-a-kind deep-grained finish color. A swim step was added along with underwater lights that produce a moonlit night reflection you can only find miles out to sea on the darkest of nights. Courtesy deck lights were installed along the boat’s cabin sole with a blue tint projecting from the sound system speakers. This gave the cocoon a chilling glow as the boat went through its transformation.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">Outdoor teak and holly decking then appeared from bow to stern, two custom tables with the aft table dropping down to a twin berth. The captain’s chair and helm council is fit for Neptune, with a hidden wine locker within the heart of the vessel. The custom sound system can awaken the gods while placing a shuffle to their feet.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">The boat’s trumpet can repel any unwanted borders, while the anchoring system will allow for firm holding, which allows for the eventual transformation into a beautiful one-of-a-kind vessel that commands the respect of any true yachtsman within our harbor.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA-kvYSsLo-f60fcgI8OdQ-KmjLNmm-3UHwduJJZreqlyE5KBJu5gWDbvw1Cq-YujouoS3bxPxrz4YabmDpyt6oqNHNcqgKGi36ju4GAvOMaoikBdjslyeXpBhMFU3OEDE32-NbVX40M4l8C1gKHzpZDpe2VDzPH8j0OPTJJ36vwxkuoMVOOHr/s1920/358549668_6400389110052312_351755494047571397_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1220" data-original-width="1920" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA-kvYSsLo-f60fcgI8OdQ-KmjLNmm-3UHwduJJZreqlyE5KBJu5gWDbvw1Cq-YujouoS3bxPxrz4YabmDpyt6oqNHNcqgKGi36ju4GAvOMaoikBdjslyeXpBhMFU3OEDE32-NbVX40M4l8C1gKHzpZDpe2VDzPH8j0OPTJJ36vwxkuoMVOOHr/w640-h406/358549668_6400389110052312_351755494047571397_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">WESTERLY Overall winner</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><br /></p><p style="color: #1f3864; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">• • •</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">Not sure if any of you followed my Transpac story with my picks for each division. I was not 100% correct, but pretty darn close. In Division 8, I went with <span style="font-style: italic !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Sweet Okole</span> for the win followed by <span style="font-style: italic !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Juno</span>. It turned out that <span style="font-style: italic !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Jun</span>o won, followed by <span style="font-style: italic !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Sweet Okole</span> in second. In Division 7, I didn’t do well with my picks other than stating that “Charles Devanneaux is the Beneteau<span style="font-style: italic !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> </span>dealer in Marina Del Rey, so this is not his first rodeo. I would be surprised if his team makes any basic mistakes.” This team finished in 2nd. In Division 4, I got a little closer with my top two picks: <span style="font-style: italic !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Denali 3</span> finishing in 3rd and the J 125 <span style="font-style: italic !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Arsena</span>l in second. In Division 5, I batted 100% with <span style="font-style: italic !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Westerly</span> winning its class…she even won overall. I didn’t see that coming – <span style="font-style: italic !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Deception</span> took 2nd followed by <span style="font-style: italic !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Triumph</span> in 3rd. In Division 6, I went with <span style="font-style: italic !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Spin Doctor </span>in first and <span style="font-style: italic !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Ho’okolohe</span> in 2nd. <span style="font-style: italic !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Ho’okolohe</span> crushed it winning by more than eight hours over Spin Doctor in 2nd. Division 3 was easy to pick, with the favorite being <span style="font-style: italic !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Pyewacket</span> winning its class. The best part of watching this race was local sailor Dave Clark’s team aboard <span style="font-style: italic !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Grand Illusion</span> giving the “Magic Cat” some heartburn a couple of times, by taking the lead and holding on to it for more than half the race. In Division 1, the team that I was pulling for was <span style="font-style: italic !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Peligroso</span>, which won the division, yet the team I had picked to win was <span style="font-style: italic !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Zeus</span>, who finished in 3rd, which was a surprise. It looked like <span style="font-style: italic !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Zeus</span>needed more breeze to get on its foils.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">Speaking of the Transpac, our harbor’s “Flight of Newport” has brought nearly every Harbor 20 and Laser in the harbor to participate in the event. Like every year, this race is on everyone’s calendar for this Sunday, July 16. Wish us luck!</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">Sea ya.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">~~~~~~~~</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-style: italic !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Len Bose is a yachting enthusiast, yacht broker and harbor columnist for Stu News Newport.</span></b></p>Len Bosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17810299426483426622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17837119.post-64050256509493246122023-06-30T10:13:00.002-07:002023-06-30T10:16:53.511-07:00On the Harbor: July 4th…it’s all about the flow<p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></b></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhjcCqlEN_5aowt_0AOgvMwuOD9scF3UWSUqov9cpTQv_2Gf6CyUAkbp2739dfb-WDEhCIdo2WUUhuD9yB0fRKB9kF8o8XmUV9dkdDWLvWXoXUSvljNGANbflPPtJoXEIxPbDAdbEiwuCxJwe2Ge2DDupt0yLfehd6ip_mWE7F93ZKTjRGyVfhL" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhjcCqlEN_5aowt_0AOgvMwuOD9scF3UWSUqov9cpTQv_2Gf6CyUAkbp2739dfb-WDEhCIdo2WUUhuD9yB0fRKB9kF8o8XmUV9dkdDWLvWXoXUSvljNGANbflPPtJoXEIxPbDAdbEiwuCxJwe2Ge2DDupt0yLfehd6ip_mWE7F93ZKTjRGyVfhL=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></b></div><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /><br /></b><p></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">By LEN BOSE</b></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">I always start to feel summer starting to slip away with the passing of the summer solstice followed by the Ferris wheel being assembled in the Orange County Fairgrounds and next is the 4th of July. The only thing to do is to party like it’s 1999. Darn that’s already passed me by. How about “Suck um’ up, let it flow” – that is my plan for the 4th.</p><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; text-indent: 27px;">My wife Jennifer and I start our day at 9 a.m. by riding our holiday-decorated “pedal” bicycles up the beach trail to Beach Boulevard then down the middle of Pacific Coast Highway, which is closed to car traffic to Lake Street in Huntington Beach, where we post up next to the post office to watch the parade down Main Street. This is always fun for me because I break out my enlarged copy of my elementary school T-shirt the Eader Beavers – the school changed the mascot to the Eader Eagles years later. I’ve never understood why they did that. While on our ride and during the parade, locals call out to me, which makes the day that much more fun. I also have an extra interest in this year’s parade by arranging to place a Duffy Electric Boat in the parade with the City of Huntington Beach Harbor Commissioners aboard. I pictured this a couple of years back while attending the parade, and I am looking forward to seeing this come together. The parade starts at 9:30 a.m.</span> </p><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; text-indent: 27px;">Next, we pedal back home and have some brunch around the pool and change my T-shirt in for a 4th of July Reyn Spooner shirt before peddling down to Newport Beach, where we board our Harbor 20 to take part in our harbor’s Old Glory Boat Parade. The theme of the parade is “Founding Fathers” with the Grand Marshal Newport Beach Police Chief Joe Cartwright aboard the American Legion yacht</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; text-indent: 27px;"> </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">Valor</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; text-indent: 27px;">. The parade will begin at 1 p.m. off the east end of Lido Isle and follow a course throughout the harbor between the hours of 1-3:30 p.m. All yachtsmen are invited to decorate their yachts and boats and join in the parade. Sign-ups are free and available online through the American Legion Yacht Club website at</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; text-indent: 27px;"> </span><a href="https://alyc.com/event-5037350" rel="noopener" style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: blue; font-family: Arial; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 27px;" target="_blank">https://alyc.com/event-5037350</a><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; text-indent: 27px;">, where a chart of the parade route, timing and more information is also available.</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">Jennifer and I normally twist in and out of the parade while looking for other friends enjoying the day on the harbor. In the past, we sail over to the Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club for a couple of colorful adult beverages and view the parade as it passes by the club. After the parade passes by, we will start our sail back to our slip in the five-point area of the harbor. This year, our plans are to join our friends on the back of their boat and let the remainder of the day’s sunlight flow by.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">Sound relaxing? It becomes more about the allotment of adult beverages and sun, while not draining ourselves in an effort to enjoy the fireworks in the evening. If successful this year, our plan is to Duffy over to the east end of Lido and drop an anchor and watch the surrounding fireworks displays at the Dunes, Big Canyon, Laguna, and often there has been a display off the Balboa Peninsula, with the reflection off the water of the fireworks – always spectacular.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">It’s a little too sporty for us to join the herd while stampeding in and out of the Upper Bay to watch the Dunes fireworks display. It’s fun, but it brings back the memories of the ‘80s at a punk rock party and jumping into the middle of the “mosh pit.” The good news for the crowd that wants to jump into the pit is that this year the tide is coming in through the remaining hours of the fireworks show. In years past, the tide was going out so it was not unusual to find boats aground the shallows of the upper harbor as the sun is rising on the morning of the 5th. Our pedal home to Huntington Beach has always been another funny story you will have to ask Jennifer about. Keep in mind this 4th…it’s all about the flow.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">Sea ya.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">~~~~~~~~</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-style: italic; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Len Bose is a yachting enthusiast, yacht broker and harbor columnist for Stu News Newport.</span></b></p>Len Bosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17810299426483426622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17837119.post-25065037318847714842023-06-16T11:29:00.000-07:002023-06-16T11:29:09.016-07:00On the Harbor: Transpac pre-race review<p style="color: #1f3864; font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCXhvIAKmdPxhDIsvkjhUakOGcCbFZAJ9-NYBs1fJAv6DHiEMFMLNLULRatJpG0koD5qJaxaZvfpZi-M8k7wCoPl7vORYpMnid2nQk3Nw1JGYhTWGKO5Z3Vhtx5Bezxh1gwWky6RPCg9tKBAaFeZRdyOIyuXXUpslLtfZ0zhCR_K1RuKeeBg/s2048/19221634_1498184733573001_8844763241075940764_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCXhvIAKmdPxhDIsvkjhUakOGcCbFZAJ9-NYBs1fJAv6DHiEMFMLNLULRatJpG0koD5qJaxaZvfpZi-M8k7wCoPl7vORYpMnid2nQk3Nw1JGYhTWGKO5Z3Vhtx5Bezxh1gwWky6RPCg9tKBAaFeZRdyOIyuXXUpslLtfZ0zhCR_K1RuKeeBg/w640-h426/19221634_1498184733573001_8844763241075940764_o.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="color: #1f3864; font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">By LEN BOSE</b></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">I am getting a feeling similar to what a professional football player might feel after their retirement when going into Super Bowl week. Recalling Michael Strahan’s statement, “I miss the excitement and camaraderie of the game and my teammates. I don’t miss the effort or the pain.” Just one look at me and I have never appeared to resemble a professional football player or athlete. Although as we get closer to the starting gun for the 2023 Transpac sailboat race to Hawaii, I am missing the excitement and camaraderie of an 18-month commitment to this race. I know better than to come out of retirement, as I am not missing the effort or upcoming pain.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">Let’s pretend I have made it to the pre-game show sitting in the color commentary chair…and we’ll go over the players. Let’s start with Division 7 sponsored by the Boatswains Locker division, which is your true Corinthian class. Most of these boats are production boats, with the owners and crews going for the challenge of sailing across the Pacific and checking off the box on their bucket list.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">There are a couple of boats that jump out at me that might just turn out on the podium. Ed Sanford’s J -111 <i>Creative is</i> one of two entries in this division that can get on a plane. I know nothing about this team, but I just like the boat. Charles Devanneaux is the Beneteau dealer in Marina Del Rey, so this is not his first rodeo. I would be surprised if his team makes any basic mistakes, although naming your boat <span style="font-style: italic !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Lenny </span>kind of rubs me. One thing is for sure, they will have the best wine selection on the course. The real sleeper in this division is Ian Edwards’ Dehler 46 <span style="font-style: italic !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Wings</span>. This boat and team have traveled from Australia to be in this race. This is a very seasoned team with more than four years together participating in Australia’s most competitive offshore races. If it’s a windy race, this will be the team to beat.</p><p> <span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; text-indent: 27px;">Division 8 is sponsored by the smithREgroup. This is a larger boat – Corinthian class. What I am referring to as Corinthian, is these teams have not hired the world’s sailing pros, and have somewhat of a smaller sail inventory than the full-out race boats. The crew is not eating freeze-dried food, and they’re not limited to two T-shirts and a pair of shorts in their sea bags. More importantly, they have a real head aboard, not just a bucket. In this division, a couple of boats are commanding to my attention. If the race has a consistent 15-knot breeze, we could see the Hylas 63</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; text-indent: 27px;"> </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-style: italic !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">Malilia </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; text-indent: 27px;">owned by Nick Green just lean over on her side and waterline the rest of the division to Hawaii. Next, I have to take notice of Green’s Express 37</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; text-indent: 27px;"> </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-style: italic !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">Juno</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; text-indent: 27px;">. This is a proven team with a couple of names on the crew list. In this division, it’s very easy to pick the winner and that’s</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; text-indent: 27px;"> </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-style: italic !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">Sweet Okole</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; text-indent: 27px;">, as this team is proven, and with Cliff Stag aboard, there is no way this boat’s crew will not step onto the top of the podium. If the weather pattern works out in favor of the first starters, this boat can easily win the race overall.</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">Division 4 is sponsored by the Ocean Navigator. Now we are moving from Corinthian-style racing to the people that will do anything for the pickle dish. This division has four J-125s, a Rogers 46, and a KER 46. These are all types of proven planning offshore flat-out racing boats. I’ve raced against the KER 46 <span style="font-style: italic !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Denali3</span> owned by Bill McKinley before, and this team appears to be the favorite in my opinion, followed by the J-125 <span style="font-style: italic !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Arsenal</span> from the Bay Area. This will be an interesting division to watch.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Uv8v70xjZW8O44ByL0ZHITCHk1Wk-gHO4UKuI8zwlmJkw0Se7ojay6BkjKRENxZeHYgM6GHegUn9UhhJsB-O3k2VVEQZqGd06KS-PBm_acwjnnyWc78NyY3Kk5e2IjPmg5To6WheC7gqJ1Oq4P3fCzIO25eVcmwRGRdEgg5KE4x2F3vfEw/s981/69241332_2534019379989526_3489680551705575424_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="649" data-original-width="981" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Uv8v70xjZW8O44ByL0ZHITCHk1Wk-gHO4UKuI8zwlmJkw0Se7ojay6BkjKRENxZeHYgM6GHegUn9UhhJsB-O3k2VVEQZqGd06KS-PBm_acwjnnyWc78NyY3Kk5e2IjPmg5To6WheC7gqJ1Oq4P3fCzIO25eVcmwRGRdEgg5KE4x2F3vfEw/s320/69241332_2534019379989526_3489680551705575424_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">Division 5 is sponsored by the Cabrillo Boat Shop. This division is the closest to my heart because of the Santa Cruz 50 <span style="font-style: italic !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Horizon</span> I raced on in the last four Transpacs. This division has been reshaped because three of the owners have refitted their boats and have turboed them out. The top three boats will be Steve Sellinger’s Santa Cruz 52 <span style="font-style: italic !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Triumph </span>from the Newport Harbor Yacht Club, Chris Messano’s/Bill Durant’s Santa Cruz 50 <span style="font-style: italic !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Deception,</span> and Dave Moore’s Santa Cruz 52 <span style="font-style: italic !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Westerly</span>. I am hoping that Sellinger’s <span style="font-style: italic !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Triumph</span> is triumphant; his team is strong and experienced.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">The problem is Messano’s/Durant’s Santa Cruz 50 <span style="font-style: italic !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Deception</span>, which has gone through a major refit. It has a very strong crew, along with the best navigator on the course in Jeff “Elvis” Thrope. If that was not a large enough competitor to overcome there is <span style="font-style: italic !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Westerly</span> the Santa Cruz 52 owned by Moore, again with a very strong crew and an outstanding navigator in Chris Busch. This boat has also gone through a major refit and has lined up against <span style="font-style: italic !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Triumph</span> early this season, and showed superior boat speed. Looking over the crew list’s nine people – all have sailed on <span style="font-style: italic !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Horizon</span> over the last nine years, so I have good friends on all three boats. By the seat of my pants and I truly hope I am wrong, it’s going to come down between <span style="font-style: italic !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Deception</span> and <span style="font-style: italic !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Westerly</span> with <span style="font-style: italic !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Westerly</span> taking the checked flag while correcting out for the division win.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">Division 6 is sponsored by Pasha. I found it fortunate this class was formed because these boats would not have been able to compete in any other division. I am hoping that Steve Ernest’s boat <span style="font-style: italic !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Aimant de Mille</span> does well. Although it will not be easy for his team <span style="font-style: italic !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Ho’okolohe</span> sailed by Cecil Rossi, who will not make any mistakes and is well prepared. The division favorite is <span style="font-style: italic !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Spin Doctor</span> owned by Paul Farrell.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">Division 1 is sponsored by Cal Maritime. With seven boats in this division, six boats are all stacked with the world’s best professional sailors. In this division, I would like to see Doug Baker’s boat <span style="font-style: italic !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Peligroso</span> win the class. The heavy favorite to win this division and overall is Michael Firmin’s boat, <span style="font-style: italic !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Zeus</span>. This boat’s salary cap would rival the Dallas Cowboys. It will be interesting to see if any of these boats can beat <span style="font-style: italic !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">RIO100</span> for the first to finish.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">Division 2 is sponsored by SD Boatworks. Four boats are in this division. I am going to be pulling for Balboa Yacht Club’s entry <span style="font-style: italic !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Fast Exit II</span>, owned by John Raymount with Brad Wheeler as navigator. Wheeler is a good friend, so I would really like to see him do well.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">Division 3 is sponsored by Whittier Trust. Ten boats are in this division with Roy Disney’s <span style="font-style: italic !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Pyewacket</span>…yes, the magical cat with ears is the hands-down favorite in this division, of what we used to call 70 raters. I will be pulling for two of our hometown participants with Craig Reynold’s <span style="font-style: italic !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Bolt </span>or David Clark’s <span style="font-style: italic !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Grand Illusion</span>, both trying to make the magical cat with ears spit up a hairball.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">The racing starts with Divisions 7 and 8 on June 27; Divisions 4, 5, and 6 on June 29, and Divisions 1, 2, 3, and 9 on July 1.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">Follow the racing at <a href="https://yb.tl/transpac2019#" rel="noopener" style="color: blue; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">https://yb.tl/transpac2019#</a>. If I have guessed right, I will be sure to remind you.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><br /></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><br /></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">Sea ya.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">~~~~~~~~</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-style: italic !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Len Bose is a yachting enthusiast, yacht broker and harbor columnist for Stu News Newport.</span></b></p>Len Bosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17810299426483426622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17837119.post-62136883330095084502023-06-04T10:02:00.003-07:002023-06-04T10:02:53.646-07:00On the Harbor: Yacht club races kick off a strong summer season<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHf2jH-55Oig5iZs0AmXj9zLvQDDappC7OEw6Xjf3TzHszbQ4pHeGepGZOQ-qavzJvjv-WPETeGvVWzzq-IZgRTXXKwnMhkOHOTkoeGAbUBehvB42uFg32JpG6F6bVXZsBJzp2TDUHSA9td0feMLtMzf4Y3LH8nkoBBjvD1qDIbzG54ytwnQ/s3652/1Q7A0561-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2436" data-original-width="3652" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHf2jH-55Oig5iZs0AmXj9zLvQDDappC7OEw6Xjf3TzHszbQ4pHeGepGZOQ-qavzJvjv-WPETeGvVWzzq-IZgRTXXKwnMhkOHOTkoeGAbUBehvB42uFg32JpG6F6bVXZsBJzp2TDUHSA9td0feMLtMzf4Y3LH8nkoBBjvD1qDIbzG54ytwnQ/w640-h426/1Q7A0561-Edit.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="color: #1f3864; font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">By LEN BOSE</b></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">It feels like spring, yet the heat is on in the harbor – full of activity with summer twilights, youth sailing and club keelboat regattas, along with changes within the harbor.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">Summer Twilights started in May with the American Legion Yacht Club sounding the first starting sequence. The event feels like a true sailing club’s event. The racing is relaxed, as much as racing can be, and one the best post-race gatherings of participants with well-portioned adult beverages and a self-serve BBQ surrounded by comforting people. Ten Harbor 20s have signed up, five J-22s and 17 PHRF boats.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">BCYC Taco Tuesdays have been my favorite twilight evening for the last 16 years, all because of Commodore Rhonda Tolar’s team for post-race activities. The energy level always rings the bell with the camaraderie of the participants remaining the most important feature for our sport. With 15 boats entering in PHRF and 16 Harbor 20s entering the post-racing H20 table, it has remained full with more than 20 sailors enjoying each other’s company. Attendance within the PHRF fleet is strong, yet with <span style="font-style: italic !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Amante</span> still waiting on a new mast being built, Tim Richley’s team is missed. Over the years, <span style="font-style: italic !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Amante</span> crew members attending the extravaganza have always numbered more than 20. On the racecourse, Phil Thompson has dominated the H20 A fleet, winning six of the eight races sailed this summer. In the H20 B fleet, there has been a close battle between Ross Watanabe, Matt Hurlimann and Debra Haynes, each winning one of the three nights sailed. In the very well-attended H20 C fleet of 10 boats, Rusty Turner, Puzant Zorayan and Team Bretschger have all won a night. In PHRF A fleet, Jim Baily’s <span style="font-style: italic !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Destroyer </span>is destroying the fleet, while in PHRF B fleet, Roger Gooding’s <span style="font-style: italic !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Rhythm</span> is staying in tune and leading the series. PHRF C fleet is small yet mighty, having the most fun on the water than any of the other competitors. Rose Henigman’s <span style="font-style: italic !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Bella Rose</span>, Bob Kafka’s <span style="font-style: italic !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Halcyon II</span> and Jim O’Conner’s <span style="font-style: italic !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Celia</span> are keeping it real.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">Wednesday Nights belong to BYC with a strong turnout in the Laser and Adult Sabots fleets, while <span style="font-style: italic !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Lido 14</span>, <span style="font-style: italic !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Thistle</span>and H20s keep the east end of the harbor active. BYC also runs Thursday night Beer Cans with 14 boats entered. B fleet appears to be a close battle this summer between Matt Campbell’s J 120 <span style="font-style: italic !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Dani Girl</span>, Janet Mostafa’s J 120 <span style="font-style: italic !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Baraka</span>and Mark Glackin’s J 122 <span style="font-style: italic !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Spitfire</span>.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">Speaking of Thursday nights, this is when the gloves come off in the Harbor 20 A fleet with 15 boats entered with names like Raab, Campbell, Pickney, Buckingham, Thorne, Curtiss and Madigan joining in with eight other teams, making for some extraordinary sailing. It places a rather oversized smile on one’s face if you win a race. The month of May was won by team Madigan by staying in the top three in five out of eight races sailed last month.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">You will start to notice all the Sabots appearing on the harbor starting June 19 and running through July 28. The yacht clubs’ junior programs summer camps are about to start. As a member of BCYC, I was extremely pleased to hear the club has made Carolyn Smith its Junior Sailing Director. I can think of no one better for the job; it goes without saying she is passionate about our sport while bubbling over with enthusiasm and is an extremely good sailor. I was told the BCYC junior program filled up within moments of registration opening this year. With Smith at the helm, I am confident that the demand to join this program will only increase. If you are one of the unlucky people who waited too long to sign up, I encourage you to drop by the club well before June 19 or well after July 29 to inquire about the different programs BCYC offers during the fall and winter. The bad news is that the H20 fleet will miss her big smile during the summer twilights.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVfyn5vYdYe6oZVaGd6I8az5PLrVMVTTq-HhqMqBhzZ8b6FJgVwwGt_gcDVyk2A9PGsaUczlAUikpvbVmDkyKLuv5UrXhQfczvU6p_20IVB_4cCR5asSv_OtjQYyXiaLHZ9wJUewKwEz9a4mRV2rECyGOGW2vBLaBQcVGk8HjfnYpJ9ttI5w/s1967/Screen%20Shot%202023-06-03%20at%207.50.09%20AM.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1339" data-original-width="1967" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVfyn5vYdYe6oZVaGd6I8az5PLrVMVTTq-HhqMqBhzZ8b6FJgVwwGt_gcDVyk2A9PGsaUczlAUikpvbVmDkyKLuv5UrXhQfczvU6p_20IVB_4cCR5asSv_OtjQYyXiaLHZ9wJUewKwEz9a4mRV2rECyGOGW2vBLaBQcVGk8HjfnYpJ9ttI5w/s320/Screen%20Shot%202023-06-03%20at%207.50.09%20AM.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><br /></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">I’ve talked about the remote control sailing I have so quickly become fond of, and should anyone want to come to join us, we are all willing to let you take the controls for a race or two at Mason Lake near the UCI campus. Wednesday nights between 5-7:30, we get in as many as 10 races each night and certainly get our steps in following our boats up and down the lake. We sail two types of boats rotating each week between the Volvo 70 and DF 95s. Hope to see you there!</p><p style="color: #1f3864; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">• • •</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">On the harbor this month, the big news is that the trial run for the new mooring system has unanimously passed the City Council vote last week. Everyone is still waiting for the dredging equipment to show up and start the dredging process of the lower bay. I did not check in with anyone from the city before this writing, but I am hoping this project will be starting soon.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">Sea ya.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">~~~~~~~~</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-style: italic !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Len Bose is a yachting enthusiast, yacht broker and harbor columnist for Stu News Newport.</span></b></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><br /></p>Len Bosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17810299426483426622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17837119.post-2995589964514376582023-05-13T10:38:00.001-07:002023-05-13T10:38:15.263-07:001991 Catalina 36 "Open Transome" Asking $ 61,000<p> </p><p><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); color: #313131; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdf8Hi0lCRXAfaUSIKjcpy6CxeLYAuuE_SNyNATu9CgbsAn0MpcagzF4Bs8Tecl9pr_P0RgvUh890JfOI_ib5-lx5d-6gkOf27raamjQBz740dCTBbXyF9Ym5zmSeOJT7TSb36EhKWOkxuYH8JIBW-KxB7Ox8ZWHO7j2aYWQRjXFOseIKmtQ/s4032/Boat.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdf8Hi0lCRXAfaUSIKjcpy6CxeLYAuuE_SNyNATu9CgbsAn0MpcagzF4Bs8Tecl9pr_P0RgvUh890JfOI_ib5-lx5d-6gkOf27raamjQBz740dCTBbXyF9Ym5zmSeOJT7TSb36EhKWOkxuYH8JIBW-KxB7Ox8ZWHO7j2aYWQRjXFOseIKmtQ/w640-h480/Boat.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />This is a well-maintained open transom 1991Catalina 36, known for simplicity and its accommodations. She features recently replaced canvas, electronics, and rebuilt diesel. The beauty of the Catalina product starts with its client's loyalty. Frank Butler understood how his customers wanted boats with low maintenance, accessibility, performance, and comfort. This Catalina 36 offers all these features providing you with the perfect daysailer along with extended stays aboard. “Just Kidding” has been maintained by an experienced yachtsman and family that have enjoyed her for many years. This boat will sell herself make your appointment to view her soon!<p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); color: #313131; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj49p8eY-R6MN9Lgha_L1Qo3nh9LK5FniYkLv0GDKF3yK57oiBGCxwjHkmN6sNB5a1FWGnNeDVhYIfPpElYRMsdvNeGlWYLsAKIHvRVY0dfubVQVVo3-2YOA40sl13kw994q6bKpYkgVoRW2Ag-RRmXvHCGo2rmYcWec_FtSjlaw_DDMGhdrw/s4032/IMG_2415.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj49p8eY-R6MN9Lgha_L1Qo3nh9LK5FniYkLv0GDKF3yK57oiBGCxwjHkmN6sNB5a1FWGnNeDVhYIfPpElYRMsdvNeGlWYLsAKIHvRVY0dfubVQVVo3-2YOA40sl13kw994q6bKpYkgVoRW2Ag-RRmXvHCGo2rmYcWec_FtSjlaw_DDMGhdrw/w400-h300/IMG_2415.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNLlWQBaPibjeFCY7HGL_2o0G-fWIUPqmSw2BblHJpi-LAdyp8fT68d0vXWOK66tvnfGmjOn3QjRMfLTsLB-hNEDdaQq4t6ZxRo66piwiDTN4t9ChX2AhAo-LrqVlfPDDX9tGFCg-gsufddiemJ29fkj2i7luvR9cdSBcOTfJb-A-VXtIePg/s4032/IMG_2417.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNLlWQBaPibjeFCY7HGL_2o0G-fWIUPqmSw2BblHJpi-LAdyp8fT68d0vXWOK66tvnfGmjOn3QjRMfLTsLB-hNEDdaQq4t6ZxRo66piwiDTN4t9ChX2AhAo-LrqVlfPDDX9tGFCg-gsufddiemJ29fkj2i7luvR9cdSBcOTfJb-A-VXtIePg/w400-h300/IMG_2417.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitiTkjnOzX1TQYN4JjetNw9xACpV14RRjlpx8UFIcPQBHUOKPuUw7k_bFd-XPNunguL7XV4Zj3wZy31EVgSNSOXkzUZMg6maiU_3e19iZ1Zjgghu2Oz34UTYBTyHpaD-cteNLYq5vlkHP6I08FDHEosmlkFgl87uGXSfxvEtipp7kSJSuVUg/s4032/IMG_2421.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitiTkjnOzX1TQYN4JjetNw9xACpV14RRjlpx8UFIcPQBHUOKPuUw7k_bFd-XPNunguL7XV4Zj3wZy31EVgSNSOXkzUZMg6maiU_3e19iZ1Zjgghu2Oz34UTYBTyHpaD-cteNLYq5vlkHP6I08FDHEosmlkFgl87uGXSfxvEtipp7kSJSuVUg/w300-h400/IMG_2421.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ZC7iBImhZcc5lliVN0dhDEcWJtUqkhKXrh5nYIWGosYrPSPBmFdtUgzkByFZGuQO80JW2CY-XMQvVV4jHp1WWIZfZe6SwedvQ0hRRfjo1-DATrWHyFz2bIuslv-WnagttPKJQ64egfUtnNErmqrN14uqhjbXI-wiiPTKivA1PbJ4WaN7hg/s4032/IMG_2424.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ZC7iBImhZcc5lliVN0dhDEcWJtUqkhKXrh5nYIWGosYrPSPBmFdtUgzkByFZGuQO80JW2CY-XMQvVV4jHp1WWIZfZe6SwedvQ0hRRfjo1-DATrWHyFz2bIuslv-WnagttPKJQ64egfUtnNErmqrN14uqhjbXI-wiiPTKivA1PbJ4WaN7hg/w400-h300/IMG_2424.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); color: #313131; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><p></p>Len Bosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17810299426483426622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17837119.post-45790815344014088532023-05-11T06:00:00.000-07:002023-05-13T10:39:09.642-07:00FLASHBACK: The True Yachtsman Guide To Flag Etiquette for Opening DayI wrote this story in 2007:<br />
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According to naval regulations, a flag officer is anyone who holds the rank of rear admiral and higher. Applying that reasoning to yacht clubs, only the commodore, vice commodore and the rear commodore have a clear claim to the title of flag officer. A past commodore has less of a claim, and a fleet captain, secretary and treasurer have no real claim at all.<br />
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When two boats are approaching the same gangway or landing stage, flag officers shall have the right of way in order of seniority.<br />
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Transportation: Code flag “T” is used to call the club tender.<br />
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When cruising away from home waters, the wise yachtsman keeps a sharp eye out for local customs. It is a mark of courtesy to conform to local procedures and practices. While visiting at a yacht club of which you are not a member, observe the actions and routines of the local owner-members, and particularly the club officers. This is especially important with the respect to evening colors. Not all clubs strictly calculate the daily time of sunset, and some may be earlier than you would normally expect. If you will be off your boat at the time of evening colors be sure to take down your flags before you leave your boat.<br />
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SHIPS BELLS:<br />
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8:00 Pm to midnight First watch<br />
Midnight to 4 AM Midnight Watch 135<br />
4:00 am to 8:00 Morning Watch<br />
8:00 am to Noon Forenoon Watch<br />
Noon to 4:00 pm Afternoon Watch<br />
4:00 pm to 8:00pm Evening watch<br />
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Now for the bells: A junior member of the crew, usually a cabin boy, was assigned to the task of keeping track of the length of the ‘watch’ by turning a sand-filled hour glass and to make this just a little more complicated, the glass needed to be turned every thirty minutes. The boy was ordered to ring the bell once for each time he turned the glass. Thus, one bell repents 8:30pm two bells 9:00 pm, three bells 9:30. Etc. At eight bells, four hours, the watch changed, and a new cabin boy took over, ringing the bell once at thirty minutes after beginning of his watch and continuing as described through the entire four-hour period. <br />
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Absolute purists will note the 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm evening watch is usually dived into two ‘dogs’ known as the ‘first dog’ watch, from 4:00 PM to 6:00 pm and the second ‘dog watch”, from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. The word ‘dog’ in this instance has nothing to do with a four-legged canine; rather, it is ‘dog’ in archaic sense that we might today use the word ‘jog’ or ‘skip’. ‘ Dogging’ the watch allowed the crew to eat their evening meal, which generally was the only full meal of the day, between the hours of 4:00 pm and 8:00 pm. One-half of the crew was at the table while the other half was at work. No special arrangement is made for the bells during the dogged watch: they continue as before, adding one bell every half hour until the watch ends at 8:00 pm<br />
One final note on ship’s bell is recorded by Lieutenant Commander Lovette and provides an interesting idea for yacht club New Year’s Eve party:<br />
An old custom, once strictly observed, was that of having the oldest man in the ship, be he the admiral or jack-of-the-dust, strike eight bells at midnight, on December thirty-first. This was immediately followed by eight bells for the New Year and always struck by the youngest boy on board. It was, of course, the only time of the year when sixteen bells were struck.<br />
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Piloting seamanship and small boat handling “Chapman’s” <br />
Yachting and Customs and courtesies by Joseph Tringali.<br />
Yachting Protocol Guidelines by SCYA<br />
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Most yacht clubs have an area set aside as a memorial for the club’s past commodores. Regardless of the form it takes, the purpose of the past commodore’s memorial is something more than feeding the egos of the select few by recognizing a group of individuals whom most people remember vaguely and whom new members may know not at all. It is in the nature of a yacht club to maintain a closer tie to its roots than almost any other kind of club. The memorial, past picture books, photographs, is a continuing link with the club’s past. It is one of the many traditions, which make a yacht club unique<br />
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In the past I have noticed visiting yacht club with more than half of the participants flying the wrong flags in the wrong places. Yacht clubs should also ask the visiting club’s to bring their flag so that we can fly the visiting clubs flag. Proper flag etiquette shows other clubs and yachtsman just what your club is all about. Final words, Flags are not flown for appearance; they convey definite and well-accepted meaning. There may be some debate on whether or when a particular flag should be flown, the byword must always be, “ Less is more” <br />
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Flag Time<br />
With few exceptions vessels shall make colors only between the hours of 0800 and sunset. All colors should be struck at sundown, which includes yacht club burgees, fun flags, fish catch flags, code flags for dressing ship, etc. For our opening day chairs, all boats displaying colors, private signals, code flags, etc before 0800 on opening day should be noted and assumed that all colors were flown overnight.<br />
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Private Signal: The owner of the vessel designs a flag. Usually a tapered, swallowtail pennant, but sometimes a rectangle or triangle. The tradition of the private pennant signal, or "house flag," currently used dates back to the 18th and 19th century when the sailing ship lines were at their peak. Many line owners were yachtsmen and carried their "house flags" to their yachts. Many members of the older yacht clubs have "house flags" that have been passed down for generations. It is flown in place of the yacht club burgee, from the bow staff on mast less yachts, or from the top of the mainmast on sailing vessels. On todays racing yachts they are flown under the yacht club burgee on the starboard side. Many private signals, particularly those of recent vintage, show symbols which are particularly related to the owners life; someone in computers might be distinguished by a cursor, for example; while others a play on words: the name "Seals" could be represented by a seal or a sun rising.<br />
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It is accepted practice that never more than one private signal is displayed at a time. <br />
If a member does not have a private signal, one is recommended that is both simple and timeless in design and easily recognized from a distance to insure its continued use for future generations. Traditionally, initials were not used. May be flown by day only or day and night.<br />
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FLAG INVENTORY<br />
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All true yachtsmen should have on board an inventory of the proper flags and signals. The following is a list of suggested flags.<br />
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ENSIGN (mandatory)<br />
Congress established the Yacht Ensign of 13 stars encircling an anchor in 1849. Also, the national colors (traditional Stars and Stripes) may be displayed in lieu of the ensign, particularly in foreign waters.<br />
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UNION JACK (optional)<br />
A rectangular of the union of 50 stars on a blue field.<br />
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YACHT CLUB BURGEE (mandatory)<br />
Usually a triangular or swallow – tailed pennant, which represents the owner’s yacht club.<br />
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ASSOCIATION BURGEE (mandatory)<br />
The Catalina Conservancy Burgee may be flown in place of the yacht club burgee or beneath a yacht club burgee. The design of the Association’s Burgee was created in 1996.<br />
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OFFICERS Flags (mandatory)<br />
A rectangular flag which represents the rank of the yacht club or association officer. Four flags are generally recognized in yacht clubs: Commodore, Vice Commodore, Rear Commodore, and Fleet Captain.<br />
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The Commodore’s Flag consists of a field of dark blue with white fouled anchor surrounded by thirteen white stars. <br />
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PRIVATE SIGNAL (recommended)<br />
Usually a tapered, swallowtail pennant, but sometimes a rectangle or triangle. The tradition of the private signal, or “house flag” currently used dates back to the 18th and 19th century when the sailing ship lines were at their peak. Many line owners were yachtsman and carried their “house flags” that have been passed down for generations. If a member does not have a private signal, one is recommended that both simple and timeless in design and easily recognized from a distance to insure its continued use for the future generations. Traditionally, initials were not used.<br />
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Owners Absent (recommend): A dark blue rectangular signal. When hoisted, it can often save the frustration of rowing across the cove or harbor only to find the owner has gone ashore.<br />
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Owners Absent (recommended): A rectangular dark blue signal with a white diagonal stripe starting from the upper corner at the hoist.<br />
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Owners at Meal (optional): A white rectangular flag for those who care to dine understand. Also so known as a do not disturb sign.<br />
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Crews Meal ( optional) A red rectangular flag for that crew who care to dine understand. This is one of the only signals flown on the port side.<br />
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International Code Flags (optional)<br />
A set of these signals is both practical for cruising and necessary for dressing ship. May be displayed for signaling using the “International code of Signals” for definition of the codes.<br />
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Racing Pennant (optional)<br />
A distinctive pennant has been designed by the Sea Cliff (N.Y.) Yacht Club as an identifying signal for racing boats. The field is blue, with white fluorescent strip in the middle, and red anchor superimposed.<br />
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ROUTINE<br />
The tradition for over the past 100 years in yachting is that the Club (Association) Burgee be displayed on the bow staff or the truck using a staff or “pig stick.” The reason for these locations is for maximum visibility under sail, as well as at anchor.<br />
In recent years, yacht clubs have opted the starboard spreader as an alternative location for the Burgee to accommodate yachts whose trucks are encumbered with wind indicators and electronic gear. However, the Burgee must be hoisted to the spreader (or “two-blocked”). Other flags may be hosted beneath the club Burgee, in the following order: Association Burgee (if a yacht club Burgee is also being flown, Officer’s flag, owners Flag, other message flags. Yachts at anchor must display the Ensign on a staff placed in a socket located on the starboard stern rail or pulpit as close to the centerline as feasible.<br />
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SIZE OF FLAGES<br />
All flags should be of proper size for recognition and identification.<br />
YACHT ENSIGN OR NATIONAL COLORS.<br />
The fly (horizontal direction) shall be a Minimum of one inch per foot of overall length of overall length of the yacht, with the hoist (vertical direction) equal to two-thirds of the fly. Length overall should include bow platforms for the better proportions.<br />
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BURGEE, PRIVATE SIGNAL, OWNER ABSENT, OWNER AT MEAL, GUEST, CREW AT MEAL AND INTERNATIONAL CODE FLAGS. The fly shall be a minimum of one-half- inch per foot of the height of the highest truck, measured from the waterline, and with the hoist two-thirds of the fly.<br />
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On the forth of July and other special occasions, yachts may dress ship when at anchor. The international Code Flags are displayed from the waterline forward to the waterline aft, using weights at the end in the following order arranged to the effect color patterns throughout: Starting forward:AB2 UJ1, KE3, GH6, LV5, FL4, DM7, PO 3rd repeater, RN 1st repeater, ST0, CX9, WQ8, ZY 2nd repeater.<br />
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NOW that you have read this what the hell do you do with this information? Keep this site bookmarked and refer back. Purchase the listed flags for the yachtsman that has everything. Show everyone next season that you’re a true yachtsman and take the time to fly the proper signals.Len Bosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17810299426483426622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17837119.post-81031018904531452632023-05-10T14:51:00.001-07:002023-05-10T14:51:50.419-07:00On the Harbor: as summer approaches…<p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></b></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9WH70AUrZr26tyWgpmYaqY5ndEMseK0ppkmn_wz84MBBN0CUAJ5VuiUCVf2FOe1U1BfYrzM09utQwgUtwi9LjQHSyedjF1qzBCjgL6t--Az3v0ssu-trGdwdYqWXrBw1G03tqa3_QC4H-ni-A_wHHxMDhG0OEbyKJcm-ZG4Hqj56yXsdJTA/s4032/IMG_2393%202.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9WH70AUrZr26tyWgpmYaqY5ndEMseK0ppkmn_wz84MBBN0CUAJ5VuiUCVf2FOe1U1BfYrzM09utQwgUtwi9LjQHSyedjF1qzBCjgL6t--Az3v0ssu-trGdwdYqWXrBw1G03tqa3_QC4H-ni-A_wHHxMDhG0OEbyKJcm-ZG4Hqj56yXsdJTA/w640-h480/IMG_2393%202.JPG" width="640" /></a></b></div><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br />By LEN BOSE</b><p></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">Summer must be approaching, because the birds are chirping while looking for nesting materials, and as you approach the harbor you can pick up the whining of the hull-polishing machines. Their presence normally arrives two weeks before the yacht clubs’ opening day.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">This weekend, the Newport Harbor Yacht Club starts the season off with their opening day race with close to 40 boats participating with the forecast in the high 60s and a good westerly breeze of more than 10 knots – perfect! On Sunday, the excitement continues with the traditional opening day ceremonies; at one time, the club brought in members of the USC marching band. All this brings excitement to the opening of the harbor boating season.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">I need to backtrack a couple of weeks, as I missed covering the 60th Annual Lily Call Tournament. When it comes to angling, I don’t even come close to talking the talk or walking the walk. What I can recognize is an event that has a long tradition in our harbor, while commanding great respect for the winners. This year’s Bass winners were Colt Bitetti at 2.03 lbs.; 2nd, with Ryan Lawler’s 2.03 and JD Doughty with 2.09. Interestingly, I wonder how you decide the tie- breakers in fishing tournaments? Over to the Corbina, with 1st going to Ben Murry at 1.06 lbs. and 2nd to Rob Meinhardt with 1.03. For Halibut, Star Macdonald took 1st place with 8.85 lbs., 2nd to Matt Andrews with 8.71 and 3rd place was Clayton Elsten with 5.88. This tournament takes place in our harbor and lasts over two days. Again, the Balboa Angling Club offers one of the best junior programs in our harbor, so make sure you check it out at <a href="https://balboaanglingclub.org/" rel="noopener" style="color: blue; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">https://balboaanglingclub.org</a> before it fills up.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">This year’s Newport to Ensenada race was cold, with a light breeze and not bad…if that adds up for you. My good friend Craig Chamberlain, owner of NOVMER Marine Insurance, sailed with Dan Rossen aboard <span style="font-style: italic !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Problem Child</span>. Chamberlain reported a steady breeze down most of the course, fitting through a couple of light patches and swell directions to finish first in their class.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">According to Chamberlain, “I would not consider this a slow race, and we had a lot of fun seeing everyone at the post-race parties.”</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">I also talked with Erine Redow, navigator aboard <span style="font-style: italic !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Peligroso</span>. “We are already past that race, Len. We were leading the race up until Coronado Isle when we split with <span style="font-style: italic !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">BadPak</span> and went inside the Isle. That move did not pay off, so how do you like those Lakers?” Redow said.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">Our three top Newport Beach finishers were Steve Selling sailing his turboed-up Santa Cruz 52 <span style="font-style: italic !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Triumph</span>, finishing 4th in his class and 23 overall, and Dan Rossen sailing his B32 <span style="font-style: italic !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Problem Child</span>, winning his class and 17th overall. While Craig Reynolds sailed <span style="font-style: italic !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Bolt</span> to 2nd in class and 3rd overall.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">You might be asking where did I finish in this year’s Ensenada Race? Well, we did pretty well selling two Duffys at this year’s International Boat Show. I talked with Ruth Schock this week, owner of Schock Boats, and they also sold two boats. My observation was good traffic with big boats with many people traveling from across the country to come to the show.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">When you are a yacht salesman, everything is always rosy. The local market was a little slow out of the gate this year; I am blaming it on all the rain we had to start if off. The overall consensus of the market is we are returning to pre-COVID times and have to start working again, rather than just taking orders. Overall, very positive results from being in the show.</p><p> <span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; text-indent: 27px;">While on the harbor last weekend, my back foot started thumping when I noticed some dredging equipment show up on the east – the K mooring fields, Lido South. I checked in with Chris Miller from the city’s Public Works Department and I was saddened to hear that this equipment was for another job in the Linda Isle lagoon. The city is waiting for the Army Corps of Engineers to sign off on the project, which we all are hoping will be sooner rather than later.</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">I will be sailing this weekend in the last of the BCYC Lorin Weiss Harbor 20 series, so wish me luck. I’ll need it!</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">Sea ya.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">~~~~~~~~</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-style: italic !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Len Bose is a yachting enthusiast, yacht broker and harbor columnist for Stu News Newport.</span></b></p>Len Bosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17810299426483426622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17837119.post-50825766368512621312023-04-21T08:34:00.000-07:002023-04-21T08:34:06.987-07:00On the Harbor: Continuing to tour Newport Harbor with Harbormaster Paul Blank<p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilpw0hT3bY11IS4eWWTVla8iDs-W_1SaaiF_MAZZDlMvk_AVOTL-Sr46kNPKIwSC9km2EzmcDBbn54rZ4fDc8qCGJ_YTJF5UBivrutXokGTgSpTd_81--EcGbQ31uzuh5cYXOQw7G56hFLBk8bVclynrnnrWTM3AWnO8JU65NvF4uKGagEbg/s4032/IMG_2212.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilpw0hT3bY11IS4eWWTVla8iDs-W_1SaaiF_MAZZDlMvk_AVOTL-Sr46kNPKIwSC9km2EzmcDBbn54rZ4fDc8qCGJ_YTJF5UBivrutXokGTgSpTd_81--EcGbQ31uzuh5cYXOQw7G56hFLBk8bVclynrnnrWTM3AWnO8JU65NvF4uKGagEbg/w640-h480/IMG_2212.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></b><p></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">By LEN BOSE</b></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">Let’s continue our cruise with Harbormaster Paul Blank which took place on a cold and wet day on March 30. We left off with how good it felt to me witnessing how much has improved in our harbor since Blank has become Harbormaster.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">–<b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">The Caulerpa algae</b>: This showed up in our harbor last year and has been kept under containment. There is still a concern because it can become a potentially invasive species if released into an environment, as it is not native. We are hoping that there is no further outbreak. Blank and I left wondering if this algae is only dormant during winter’s cold water.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">–<b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Upland winter water run-off</b>: Blank was not concerned about the local mountain runoff as we get closer to summer. Most of the water will be running off through the Santa Ana River. We didn’t get that technical while shifting to the runoff debris boom in the Upper Bay. This boom catches most of the large items, like telephone poles and mobile homes (just kidding), yet some of the stories I have heard over the years have been entertaining. With the amount of runoff, we have had this year, most if not all the large strange objects have already been flushed down and out of the harbor. It’s been noted that bed mattresses and large beaver dams have been seen floating by recently.</p><p> <span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-indent: 27px;">–</span><b style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">Boat de-watering</b><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-indent: 27px;">: I was surprised to hear how many boats are constantly in need of de-watering or pumping the rainwater out of them. Most of the vessels have been on shore moorings around Balboa Island and down the Peninsula. Along with some offshore mooring vessels, in this case, if a larger boat is threatening to sink, the city will call Sea Tow to de-water the vessel at the owner’s expense.</span></p><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-indent: 27px;">–</span><b style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">California state grants</b><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-indent: 27px;">: This is a long, complex task taking many hours of city staff to apply for these grants. One grant I am familiar with is the Abandoned Vessel Exchange grant (SAVE); this grant has helped the city remove many abandoned vessels from the harbor. You might have noticed those harbor patrol vessels – there is a law enforcement water patrol equipment grants, there are waste pump-out grants, sign replacement grants and spill response equipment grants. Most, if not all, of these grants our harbor has taken part in, require people who are very smart and patient. Obtaining and managing these state grants is extremely tedious and time-consuming. A huge Bravo/Zulu for a job well done must be given to the Blank’s team for obtaining these grants.</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">–<b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Lighting the channel markers</b>: This topic has been discussed for a decade now and we might be taking this task off our desks. Many of the channel markers, all of them in the Upper Bay/Back Bay, is not lighted and should be. Because of the many government agencies, this task has not registered a solid ping on the radar. My guess is Blank has always agreed that this task should be completed, and is tired of me bringing it up every year and wants it off his desk. During our cruise, he encouragingly said, “The application will be completed by the end of April, I want this task off my desk.”</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIxQy8T39kAkaQj2UyChpb1NnF0bpB43oEREXODRrVEU6gt3oj7sdbVCw2eKjulx04FX-oNaQDakrsTgSnr_3pLWvYNwnWxoxcjEIJtG97nUFk3sVL1nAeXwCqzjl_-rvLICfg8Gxc932F_IxfQDuWq-NDV4LcXKOQjGG-3p8uBRl8XGy2Kg/s4032/IMG_2272.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIxQy8T39kAkaQj2UyChpb1NnF0bpB43oEREXODRrVEU6gt3oj7sdbVCw2eKjulx04FX-oNaQDakrsTgSnr_3pLWvYNwnWxoxcjEIJtG97nUFk3sVL1nAeXwCqzjl_-rvLICfg8Gxc932F_IxfQDuWq-NDV4LcXKOQjGG-3p8uBRl8XGy2Kg/s320/IMG_2272.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><br /></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">–<b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Marine recycling center</b>: Comparable to the channel markers, this idea has been around for the last decade almost coming to reality once maybe even twice. The concept is to copy other harbors like Dana Point, with a couple of recycling centers around the harbor to dispose of motor oils, motor fluids, batteries, and all the marine products one should not throw in a general trash bin. Confidence is high that this project will be completed in the near future.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">–<b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Boating safety</b>: I asked Blank what is one of his boater’s safety concerns that he would like to reach share with the public. “Bow riding is one of my first concerns when you notice people sitting on the bows of boats with their feet hanging over the sides of the boat. When we notice this, we remind boaters this is not a good idea and that we have seen many people having a bad day when someone falls in front of a moving vessel,” Blank said.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">These were most of the topics we discussed during our 2.5-hour tour of Newport Harbor, and Blank wanted to remind everyone of the Harbor Summit on Wednesday, April 26 at Marina Park from 5-7 p.m. This summit brings together in one room, most if not all, harbor users from large charter boats to rowing and sailing clubs to discuss their concerns and open a line of communication.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">• • •</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">A huge weekend is coming up at the end of April with the Ensenada Race, which will bring a couple of hundred boats into the harbor starting this weekend with the race beginning on April 28. At the same time, another couple hundred (I’m just guessing) more yachts than we have seen in years will be at the Newport Beach International Boat Show running in Lido Village from April 27-30. This is the mother of all boat shows on the West Coast, with yacht manufacturers, brokers, and the entire marine industry all just itching to get back into the game. This will be a must-attend for all you boaters out there who are ready to make your dreams come true. More information on the boat show can be found at <a href="http://www.nbibs.com/" rel="noopener" style="color: blue; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.nbibs.com</a>. </p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">• • •</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">I am excited to announce that I have recently taken the job as Regional Sales Manager at Duffy Electric Boats and, yes, we will be at the boat show front and center, so please come by and say hello. We will teach you “How to Duffy.” </p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">Sea ya.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><br /></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">~~~~~~~~</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-style: italic !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Len Bose is a yachting enthusiast, yacht broker and harbor columnist for Stu News Newport.</span></b></p>Len Bosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17810299426483426622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17837119.post-65946458745041147312023-04-07T08:17:00.005-07:002023-12-26T15:40:25.469-08:00Touring Newport Harbor with Harbormaster Paul Blank<p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2TUbu8jAp8ST-i2c5o07LRjCfKXv969xi801svD4gTLTl1B4fxoNgKe7psWqUZ85KOnHZDiT5pow2iZGV8RlQtUavmSfvDEwPu-RiCENlLLNEPXIaGq10ReKuo0wq5P_NmHH3Yaucovmcrtcc_xzFVvX7u_vHZ9bn99gXf4V8oLaAR4twTw/s4032/IMG_2272.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2TUbu8jAp8ST-i2c5o07LRjCfKXv969xi801svD4gTLTl1B4fxoNgKe7psWqUZ85KOnHZDiT5pow2iZGV8RlQtUavmSfvDEwPu-RiCENlLLNEPXIaGq10ReKuo0wq5P_NmHH3Yaucovmcrtcc_xzFVvX7u_vHZ9bn99gXf4V8oLaAR4twTw/w480-h640/IMG_2272.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">By LEN BOSE</b></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></b></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">I received an invitation from Newport Beach Harbormaster Paul Blank to go onto the harbor in a patrol boat to review the objectives and accomplishments of the harbor department. We meet on a cold damp early Thursday afternoon pushing off the dock for our two-hour tour. I recorded our conversation, and after reviewing it I am amazed and overwhelmed by the progress Harbormaster Blank and his team have achieved.</p><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; text-indent: 27px;">I found this simple description of the duties of the Newport Beach Harbor Department on their website. “The Harbor Department is responsible for many of the harbor-related programs and services in the City of Newport Beach (City). As the ‘ambassadors’ of the harbor, our team conducts daily harbor patrols and provides assistance and services to our community and visitors. Our team is entrusted with educating the community and coordinating the use of our anchorages and mooring fields. The Harbor Department also manages the City’s guest marina, Marina Park, renting available slip space and moorings.”</span> </p><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; text-indent: 27px;">Just entering the Harbormaster office had me silenced because of all the activity around me. You might recall, I worked at Marina Park as an assistant dockmaster two days a week for two years. At that time, we had two people in the office; now, my rough estimate was 12 people just in the office, all focused on their assigned tasks.</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">During our two-hour cruise, Blank and I talked about many harbor topics, sailing, and food recipes. I am going to leave out the sailing and recipes by submerging ourselves with the work at hand. Our first topic was team training from boat handling and mooring access which is helping boaters get on and off their moorings from their patrol boats to learn how to maneuver larger sail and power boats on and off moorings. There is first aid training, along with incident command standards “ICS” for emergency training that everyone on the team must complete and renew every other year. There is training with the Newport Beach Police Department disaster services with field exercises. Blank’s team will be participating in their own field exercise with an unscheduled spill response where the patrol boats will meet up with the spill trailer and deploy the spill capture booms. I have to assume we missed more than one training program to talk about these topics I inquired about.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Moorings:</b> What should boaters do if the weather is uncooperative and it’s blowing “Dogs off the chains,” which is a term for a high wind advisory? With the Harbor Department operating hours between 8 a.m.-6 p.m., there is a time a boater might need assistance returning to their mooring. Should you find yourself in this situation, you can dock at Marina Park, a public dock, or at one of the end ties at Basin Marina. Remember to check in with the harbor department and let them know where your boat is and that you are ready to return to your mooring, weather permitting. Blank and I also discussed the proposed pilot program in the mooring C field, just east of Bay Island. With the City Council’s approval, the two furthest east mooring rows will be changed into one double row during the pilot test period. Both Blank and I are in favor of this pilot test, but we both have many friends that disagree with us. We touched on some of the concerns of many mooring permit holders, and we both want to make it clear that there are no changes to Title 17 and the transfer of mooring permits.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Dredging: </b>The planned dredging of the lower bay is moving forward, hopefully starting in early summer. The backup equipment will not just be placed in one location for more than 60 days but rotated to different locations during the dredging process. There will be updates on the progress and location of the dredging equipment on the city’s website, or you can sign on to the email list.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Pump out Stations: </b>Harbor hero George Hylkema came up with a design that separates items that would disable the pumps. Along with the city installing these separators, Harbormaster Blank is proud to report that all the pump-out stations are fully operational, and because of this, the pumps have never been accessed more.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Public Docks: </b>Public docks require a huge consistent effort in monitoring with more than 10,000 inspections last year alone. This due diligence has been paying off because there have been better compliance. Also noteworthy is the new signage with a QR code taking you to a map with all the public restrooms, pump-out stations, and public docks. Blank’s team has polished the blue and white caps on all the public docks.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Live-A-Boards: </b>The number of non-permitted live-a-boards has been drastically reduced with a very strong possibility that there are no longer any non-permitted live-a-boards in the harbor. At this time, the limit of 51 permit holders is full with a waiting list that could take close to three years to obtain. Each live-a-board must renew their permits by showing the vessel operable with a pump-out log.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">There is so much more important information to cover, that you will have to return to my column at the same bat channel and same bat time in two weeks. Please come back because it just makes me full of pride at how clean and efficient our harbor is at this time.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;">Sea ya.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><span style="font-style: italic; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Editor’s Note: This is part one in a two-part story.</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">~~~~~~~~</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-style: italic; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Len Bose is a yachting enthusiast, yacht broker and harbor columnist for Stu News Newport.</span></b></p>Len Bosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17810299426483426622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17837119.post-71076728617408602062023-04-05T12:41:00.000-07:002023-04-05T12:58:15.701-07:00On the Harbor: Experience our bay on a Duffy<p style="color: #1f3864; font-family: arial; font-size: 20px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="935" data-original-width="1552" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt_umHjCICarwECxE9ZKGfdrnYyk_PPeY41TYqsYw14M7aBbCV_uqOSNukvLLLu_991hBvss4HcmQ54pAS2pVsi_X2d5N2lU_Md2qRrfYBbXlDvWxG_XeA2406oOiFn_rTlx0M/s640/Len+Bose+photo.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; text-align: start;" width="640" /></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;">By LEN BOSE</span></b></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><br /></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This week, I spent a lot of time shuttling Duffy electric boats to and from the shipyard for prospective buyers to complete their inspection process before they purchase a boat. The Duffy market has exploded this year with the demand reaching new heights. From what I am hearing, this is true across the board in the marine boating market. Similarities are also heard from the recreational vehicles market. I am a superstitious man so the less I say about the increased activity the better.</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Let’s just say if you are considering moving to a brand new Duffy and selling the boat you already have, there has never been a better time. I sound like a salesman right, yet it is true. In the meantime, let me take you back to some of my fondest memories aboard an electric boat.</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">While on the harbor, during these warm summer days, I thought back to all the good times I have had while cruising the harbor.</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">As a college student, I recalled all the Friday nights we found a place to park the boat in the Rhine Channel, starting our night at Snug Harbor, and working our way down the channel to Woody’s Wharf.</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Quite often, we would meet some new friends and introduce them to the harbor by returning to the Duffy and continuing to cruise down the peninsula, frequently stopping by the yacht clubs and other favorite restaurants to use their facilities and partake in the local nightlife.</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Favorite stops along the route included the Studio Cafe, which we referred to as the “Who Do You Know.” Then we stopped off at Dillman’s, Class of ‘47, and the Balboa Saloon before returning to the boat, many times with new crew members.</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">On numerous occasions, many of our new crew had never experienced the harbor aboard a Duffy.</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">As proper gentlemen and yachtsmen, we could not comprehend how anyone could miss out on experiencing our harbor at night, with the moon, stars and lights reflecting off the rippling water. In the late summer months, during a red tide, the bright, glowing bioluminescence in the water was more entertaining than the laserium.</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Staying on course, we would then cruise down to the east end of the harbor and visit the two Corona del Mar yacht clubs before stopping on Balboa Island at the Village Inn. Many times, our visits were short, because it was more fun to be on the harbor rather than in a crowded restaurant.</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Other frequent stops were the lighthouse beach on Harbor Island, the different water slides around the harbor, or a climb up on one of the fiberglass whales in Newport Dunes. If the water was still warm and the tide high, there was the occasional thought of jumping off one of the harbor bridges before returning to our starting waypoint.</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">On one of these summer nights, there was one crew member who grabbed my complete attention. Our first date was a Duffy cruise, just the two of us, and a stop for dinner at George’s Camelot in Lido Village. While leaving the restaurant, when rounding Z mark and heading under the Lido Isle bridge, I asked if it would be okay to kiss her. Two years later in the same location, where we jumped off a bridge together and had our first kiss, I asked her to marry me.</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Now, 20 years later, I and that same crew member, now promoted to the first mate, along with our teenage deck hand, take Duffy harbor cruises together. Our deck hand has heard the story before and is uninterested each time we reminisce about all of our good times together. The stops along the route are less frequent and the nights much shorter. What has not changed is the beauty of our harbor and how my first mate looks at me each time we pass under the Lido bridge.</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">If you have never taken a Duffy electric boat cruise around our harbor, I highly recommend it. The truly priceless time on the water with your high school friends or your grandchildren will be cherished throughout your lifetime.</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">There are many places to rent a Duffy for the night – from the Duffy rentals on Pacific Coast Highway, the Irvine Company, Marina Boat Rentals at the Balboa Fun Zone and Windward Sailing Club.</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">If you are considering a new Duffy, just stop by the Duffy showroom and ask for Matt or Jim. No high-pressure sales from this team; they just want to make sure you enjoy your harbor experience.</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Should you wish to look over what the brokerage Duffys have been selling for, please visit my blog site at <span style="color: blue; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://boseyachts.blogspot.com/" rel="noopener" style="color: blue; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://boseyachts.blogspot.com</a>.</span></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 27px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Sea ya.</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">~~~~~~~~</span></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-style: italic !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Len Bose is a yachting enthusiast, yacht broker and harbor columnist for Stu News Newpor</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">t</span></span></b></p>Len Bosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17810299426483426622noreply@blogger.com0