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MarinerA Publication For Where Land Ends Issue #129 www.marinermagazine.com November 2013

Local Reaction to 34th ’s Cup

Hugo Boss Open 60 in Marina del Rey

Fatal Sailing Accident Reanalyzed

A Magazine For The Marina del Rey Boating Community FROM THE EDITOR The Mariner is Toon Time Editor/Publisher Pat Reynolds

Columnist Mookie

Contributors Dave Kirby Richard Schaefer Tim Tunks

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Numbers Coming Events 4 at a glance: Off the Wire 6 Phil Jackson & Jeanie Buss to Grand Marshall Boat Parade 9 n Marina del Rey Laker Royalty Will Be On Hand at This Year’s Holiday Boat Parade Sheriff: Big Boss 10 Open 60 Hugo Boss Takes Up Temporary Residence in MdR 310-482-6000 Revisiting a Tragedy 12 n Los Angeles County Tim Tunks Looks for Life Lessons in the Uncontrollable Urge Tragedy

Lifeguard: AC 34 - Pass or Fail? 13 310-577-5700 Local Players Tom Leweck and Simon Landt Evaluate The America’s Cup Heads in the iCloud by Richard Schaefer 16 n Vessel Assist: Kids and Technology Can Be a Drag 800-399-1921 Powertails 18 n Marine Life Rescue Current Below Current by Ian Roberts 800-39WHALE Racing - Revisiting a Tragedy Continued 20 Nautical Brain Teaser by Tim Tunks 22 Cover - Shadow Sailing Classifieds 25 by Pat Reynolds Photo by Pat Reynolds

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October 31 November 9 ONGOING Annual Halloween Parade Catalina Island Eco-Marathon Marina del Rey at Catalina Run over 20 miles of single track trails and Outrigger Canoe Club Don your favorite costume and join island school ridgelines with views of the Pacific Ocean on Come try this exciting team water sport at kids and residents for the Annual Halloween both sides of the island. Run through a variety of Mothers’ Beach, Palawan Way (south of Parade down Crescent Avenue starting at 4 p.m. eco-systems, each with unique plant and animal Admiralty), Marina del Rey. Women practice Catalina Island Chamber of Commerce. 310- life. Spectrum Sports Management. 909-399- Mondays and Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. and 510-1520, www.CatalinaChamber.com 3553,www.CatalinaEcoMarathon.com Saturdays at 8 a.m. Men practice Tuesdays and November 1 November 23 Thursdays at 5:30 p.m. and Sundays at 7:30 a.m. California Yacht Club Boat Lighting Seminar for Holiday Newcomers are welcome! For more information, Yachting Dinner Boat Parade – Catch The Magic! contact Steve at (310) 997-2313 or Cal at (310) “America Cup Past and Present” Get the inside scoop on how to WIN and have 902-8096; email [email protected], or Veteran sailor Pete Melvin, who with Gino a great safe time on the water. Join the West visit www.marinaoutrigger.org. Morelli participated in last year’s America cup Marine staff and past participants as we go Santa Monica Windjammers (33) and then created the AC72 Catamaran over how to get noticed, what the 14 award Yacht Club rule for the America Cup 34. Melvin will tell categories and great prizes are, the parade route, We invite members, guests, and prospective the fascinating story of how they were hired by awards party and much, much more. Light fare members to join us for cocktails, food, live Grant Dalton to play a key role in the Emirates and refreshments will be served. And now that music, dancing and fun on Sunday afternoons Team New Zealand (ETNZ) program and LED lights use very little power and are cheap, from 4:00 to 7:00 (food served at 5:00). No developed and built the very first wing powered it makes it fast and simple to put on a special reservations needed. This is a great way to end foiling AC72 Catamaran for that team. This light effects extravaganza. The parade is a must- your day on the water, or just to wind down event is open to the public no-host cocktails – do event for anyone who enjoys the marina from the weekend. Live jazz or classic rock 6:15. dinner 7 p.m followed by presentation. and wants to have the best seat for viewing bands are here for entertainment. We are located $25.00 Includes dinner, tax, service and parking. the spectacle. The entry fee is only $25 for an at 13589 Mindanao Way, Marina del Rey, CA For reservations, call 310 823 4567. California individual! The Marina del Rey Holiday Boat 90292,(310) 827-7692. Please visit our website Yacht Club - 4469 Admiralty Way – Marina del Parade will be on December 14th. Fireworks at www.smwyc.org for activities, membership Rey – www.CalYachtClub.org kick off the parade at 5:55pm. This year’s theme details, racing, other events, directions, and November 2 is “Holiday Magic.” For more information on more. 29th Annual the parade, photos, history, the entry form and Catalina Island Triathlon sponsorship opportunities, visit our website: Marina Venice Yacht Club Swim it, Bike it, Run it, Tri it! Experience Social Sundays mdrboatparade.org the beauty of Catalina Island and the city of November 29-Dec 1 Join Marina Venice Yacht Club weekly for our Avalon with the perfect end of season sprint Catalina Film Institute Social Sunday Open House from 4:00 PM to triathlon. Come for the weekend or for the day Students and industry professionals immerse 7:00 PM. Food items are provided at a moderate and experience all that Catalina has to offer. themselves in a workshop setting surrounded price. MVYC is located in the Marina City Club Spectrum Sports Management. 909-399-3553, by the spectacular beauty of Catalina Island. West tower at 4333 Admiralty Way. Whether you www.CatalinaIslandTriathlon.com Take advantage of different programs and be own a boat, are looking to buy one, or just want November 8 creatively inspired by the enchanting scenery to be around other water loving people MVYC Catalina Swing Dance Festival of historic and beautiful Catalina Island. welcomes all who share in the Corinthian Spirit. “In all the world, no event like this.” 2PlySwing Participation in this event supports the Catalina Follow the signs up the stairs or elevator to the is proud to bring swing music and dancers Island Conservancy and their work to keep Club House on G2. For more information call back to the Casino Ballroom. A weekend Catalina’s wildlands wild. Catalina Film (310) 853-0428, visit our website www.mvyc. devoted to the heyday of the Swing Era with Institute. 818-787-1946, www.CatalinaFF.org org, or contact [email protected]. . workshops for all levels, live music and December 7 more. 2PlySwing Productions. 619-347-9366, Boat Lighting Seminar for Holiday Women’s Sailing Association of www.CatalinaSwingDanceFestival.com, Boat Parade Santa Monica Bay [email protected] See details from November 23 posting above. Meets on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at the

4 The Mariner - Issue 129 2013 Santa Monica Windjammers Yacht Club, 13589 Mindanao Way, in Marina del Rey. The meeting, MARINE INSURANCE DAMIAN CANVAS held at 7:30, is preceded by a social hour, and Private/Charter/Commercial WORKS a light dinner is served. Each meeting features Hull Values 60K & Up l a guest speaker discussing their adventures Dodgers and achievements. WSA invites boaters of all l Cushions skill levels to join. Its programs, include day Oversea l Full Covers sails, seminars, parties, and cruises including l destinations such as King Harbor, Catalina and Insurance Agency Stern Rooms www.overseainsurance.com the northern Channel Islands, For membership l Bridge Covers information contact email membership@ Jim Dalby wsasmb.org or on the web at www.wsasmb.org. 310-822-2343 310-702-6543 Marina Sunday Sailing Club - Satisfaction Guaranteed - Lic. # obo5231 Since 1981 MSSC has brought together skippers and crew in a friendly social environment for daysails in Santa Monica Bay and cruises to Catalina and other destinations. We meet on SEVEN SEAS POPEYE’S PUMPOUT CO. Holding Tank Pumpout Service the 2nd and 4th Sunday of each month on the patio at Burton Chace park under the Club ELECTRONICS, INC Serving the Boating Industry Since 1978 banner. Meetings start at 10:00 a.m. We hold a brief business meeting and then head out for Troubleshooting an afternoon of sailing on the Bay after which Rewiring,Panels we gather at a member’s dock for wine, snacks AC/DC Accessories VOICE & FAX and more socializing. Visitors are welcome and Inverters, Batteries 310-822-8312 a one day guest membership of only $5 entitles you to brunch and a day of sailing, if space is Specializing in Custom Installation Quiet z Clean z Reliable available.No prior sailing experience is of Navigation Equipment e-mail: [email protected] necessary. For more info call (310) 226-8000 or Tel: 310.827.SEAS n Tel: 310.574.3444 Web: popeyespumpout.com see website at www.marinasundaysailors.org

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2013 The Mariner - Issue 129 5 OFF THE WIRE

Rare Creatures in Local Waters

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Photo courtesy of Catalina Island Marine Institute Nick Fash,Heal the Bay.

Catalina Island was the subject of national press recently when a somewhat Closer to home a rare beaked whale washed up on the shores of Venice bizarre, rare and quite large fish was discovered during a routine pleasure Beach this month. The odd looking animal was a 15-foot-long female dive. The oarfish was 18-feet long and found dead on the underwater sand Stejneger’s beaked whale. These creatures are mostly comfy in sub arctic by Jasmine Santana, 26, of the Catalina Island Marine Institute. Some waters but are thought to travel as far south as Northern California. believe that this species of fish (that can reach over 50-feet) are responsible for tales of sea serpents. They dive deep for food and are rarely seen. Two “This is the best,” said Nick Fash, an education specialist for the Santa weeks later, another slightly smaller oarfish was discovered in Oceanside. Monica-based environmental group Heal the Bay. “(Previous finds) aren’t anything like this. This is a treat.”

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A couple of boating accidents made the news this past month – one The following statement was issued by the Golden Gate Yacht Club resulting in the loss of a boat and the other in the loss of a life. (GGYC), the and trustee of the America’s Cup, on Monday, September 30: Marina del Rey sheriff’s deputies came to the aid of two men in a 1991 25-foot Wellcraft that was sinking after getting caught in a lobster trap, Hamilton Island Yacht Club (HIYC), located on the edge of the Great according to the official report. With lobster season just opening, traps Barrier Reef in Queensland, Australia, has challenged for the 35th were everywhere and the boat ended up getting tangled, then somehow America’s Cup. HIYC’s challenge has been accepted by the Golden taking on water and finally capsizing. Gate Yacht Club, which remains the Defender and Trustee of the world’s oldest international sporting trophy after its team, ORACLE As the deputies arrived they saw the boat flip and the two occupants jump TEAM USA owned by , won the 34th America’s Cup in into the water. The boat then sank beneath the surface in 15 feet of water. .

“The victims were transported to Marina Del Rey Station, where they HIYC is led by Australian winemaker and sailing legend Bob Oatley, were examined by Los Angeles County Fire personnel. The victims were whose succession of yachts named Wild Oats have dominated ocean uninjured,” said the report. racing in Australia for years, including having won six of the last eight Sydney-Hobart races. An Australian team led by Mr. Oatley won the A few days later a man’s body was discovered off the coast of Redondo last Admiral’s Cup, widely regarded as the world’s top prize in ocean after word of an unmanned boat was reported to sheriffs. The boat was racing. apparently rented from the boat rental facility at Fisherman’s Village in Marina del Rey – suicide is suspected. According to the Press Telegram The challenge was filed by Mr. Oatley and his son, Sandy, on behalf the death of Saeid Ghodoushim, 57, of Los Angeles was ruled a suicide. of HIYC shortly after ORACLE TEAM USA won the final race in the The telegram reported that a handgun was tied to a rope and attached to 34th America’s Cup. his wrist.

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or those who keep an eye on the sporting world, especially decades. While her father ran the basketball operations, Jeanie’s efforts the NBA, the Marina del Rey Holiday Boat Parade just reminded the public that the Lakers are more than a professional sports landed the most impressive Grand Marshalls anyone could team – they are also a powerful outreach organization that has concern for wish for. Ex Laker and Bulls head coach Phil Jackson, with the people in their town. Today she is entering her first season as President fiancé Laker President Jeanie Buss, will be handling the of the Lakers after 14 seasons as Executive Vice President of Business duties of Grand Marshall, which should be substantially Operations. less stressful than what they’re used to. Boat Parade organizers are very excited to have such a couple take part FWith his 11th NBA Championship as a head coach in 2010, Jackson in the festivities and are confident that this and other developments will moved past Red Auerbach (9) for the most titles won by a head coach in make this year’s parade the most attended event in a decade. NBA history. He has wrangled the egos and won the respect of players like Michael Jordon, Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant and is widely “We’re conducting more outreach this year including how-to seminars at regarded as the greatest coach alive today. West Marine,” said event president Cindy Williams. “Having Phil and Jeanie has really given us a lot of energy this time around – we want to Jeanie Buss has been a fixture in the Los Angeles community spearheading encourage and challenge the boating community to come out and fill the countless charity efforts on behalf of the Lakers organization through the channel this year. We truly think this one is going to be amazing.”

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The first race the boat did, after a new deck and rig were put on, was The current plan is for the boat to reside in Marina del Rey until it is sold the non-stop double-handed round the world Barcelona World Race. which Palmer doesn’t believe will be that long. Although it’s very much Sadly, Thomson got sick before the race and wasn’t able to compete in a specialty boat, the price is incredibly low considering the millions of the contest. However the boat did make the journey (with a substitute for dollars (probably around six) that have gone into producing it. Thomson) and it was decided, based on how it performed, that it was not a perfect fit for the single-handed legend. The Hugo Boss team felt it was Jones says he’s had the boat doing 30-knots but maintains that with the slightly more powerful and not quite as versatile over a broad range of right setup and a crew that’s pushing, it will enter into the 35-40 knots conditions as they were looking for. range.

“It’s a twelve-ton monster,” said Will Palmer who Captains the boat. “It’s “The boat’s ready go. It just need someone who wants to break some the most powerful 60-foot mono-hull ever built.” records with it,” said Palmer.

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2013 The Mariner - Issue 129 11 Revisiting a Tradgedy

Tim Tunks Examines the Recently Released Report of a Yacht Racing Accident

“In theory there’s no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is.” - Yogi Berra.

oth a recent tragic event and a long ago lesson proved overboard. As we slowly motored away, a surprisingly long painter left Yogi’s theorem to me. The tragic event is well documented the valise at some distance from the boat before tension triggered the raft in the recently published report by U.S. Sailing about a to inflate—upside down. Hank jumped overboard and worked hand over disabled race boat that lost its rudder and ran aground on hand along the painter where he struggled unsuccessfully to right the raft. the western coast of San Clemente Island (to see it, google Hanks large naked body attempting different leverage points to flip the B“Uncontrollable Urge accident report”). The lesson from long ago came raft provided serendipitous entertainment to a few passing boats. from my mentor Hank McGill who’s gift was how he took little for Hank’s lesson is a reminder of how important it is to prepare for granted—he insisted on personally experiencing things when he deemed emergencies and how real world experiences can differ from theory. The them important. U.S. Sailing report about the Uncontrollable Urge incident is exceedingly About 40 years ago Hank came to me one day and said: “I’ve got some detailed, containing extensive interviews with the five surviving crew research to do and I need some help,” He lived aboard his Alberg 35 sloop members. Reading it and considering how alternative measures could in the Marina and rented his Venice bungalow to me. As rent was low and have altered the outcome is good preparation should we find ourselves in Hank was a fine fellow, I didn’t mind contributing to his projects from a similar situation. time to time. The report’s synopsis states: The mission was to test out Hank’s new safety garment called a Stern’s During the 2013 Islands Race, Uncontrollable Urge, a Carbon Floatcoat, and to inflate his life raft, which needed re-certification for an 32 sailboat, lost its rudder, and drifted onto San Clemente Island 2 1⁄2 upcoming offshore race. It was a great opportunity to compare theory and hours later. One crew member was drowned when the drifting boat was practice in a real-life situation. rolled and the crew was forced to abandon the vessel. The United States As we motored out, I drove while Hank busied himself fitting the Coast Guard and other boats participating in the race offered assistance, but boarding ladder and assembling some gear Paralleling the beach we were were initially told by Uncontrollable Urge that assistance was not needed. doing about five-knots when Hank put on the float coat, hooked a tether This report addresses issues regarding rudder failures, communication, up to the built in harness, clipped the tether to a rail padeye and jumped, other boats offering assistance, and safety gear. yelling “man overboard!” This report is a must read for anyone sailing offshore. The 121-page Surprised, I looked back in time to see Hank towed for a yard or two report contains extensive interviews with the surviving crew along with before the water’s force had stripped the coat from the semi submerged transcripts of radio communications that paint an accurate picture of Hank. I returned and circled the naked Hank, trolling the float coat to events. Many attachments to the report show precise positions, weather perform a water skier type retrieval. data, sea state and other materials that permit close and accurate tracing of After climbing back aboard, Hank put on his safety harness, which was the events. Reading the accounts provides valuable vicarious experience. of the traditional chest belt/shoulder straps design of that time. Unclipping Two misjudgments were central to this chain of events: Not having an the tether from the float coat and clipping it to his harness he jumped emergency replacement rudder and making the decision not to initiate overboard again. As I was now a little more prepared for the skipper rescue operations immediately. jumping ship and leaving me, I watched as Hank’s face was submerged The boat’s builder went to extremes in constructing the rudder around in the huge bow wave his 250-pound body produced. I cut back the a solid carbon fiber post, imagining it could withstand ultimate forces— throttle and shifted to neutral as Hank released the tether’s snap shackle. yet it broke. Theoretical ultimate strength did not withstand the test of Incidentally, I’ve since made sure my harness and all others on my boats real world stress. The boat’s skipper and crew had successfully negotiated have a snap-shackle with a substantial release lanyard on the harness end two previous rudder loss incidents without complete emergency rudders - a release that made a life or death difference on Uncontrollable Urge. aboard, so they may have felt confident a solid carbon fiber rudder Another climb back into the cockpit and Hank announced the next trial post and their skills obviated any need for a spare rudder. Perhaps their was to determine the maximum speed at which a single-hander falling previous success at improvising solutions led to their decision not to build overboard could manage being towed without drowning and pull himself an emergency rudder. Their previous capabilities turned out to be no back on board. The result was anything over two and a half knots required match for the more difficult reality of the strong wind and powerful seas an unnatural amount of upper body strength. Since then, my harness has they encountered close to San Clemente Island. Could confidence in their had a tether with a long end and a short end to increase my options for own resources have driven the misjudgment of refusing assistance when staying on the boat. their situation was first communicated by radio? Our last experiment was to launch the life raft. We slowed the boat to a near stop before Hank tied the painter to a cleat and threw the raft valise 12 The Mariner - Issue 129 2013 AC 34 - Pass or Fail?

ith the recent America’s Cup, held on the San Francisco Tom Leweck: There’s no question about it – I was one of the early AC34 Bay, so physically close– a straight shot up the 5 freeway, skeptics. From my perspective, the event seemed to have “train wreck” we thought it might be fun to get a little local reaction from written all over it. And everything that happened during July and August W a couple of bright minds here in town. The event this year only reinforced that thinking as the much heralded “Summer of Sailing” was, by all accounts, some of the most exciting drama the sport has ever became a series of single-file, two-boat parades around the Bay. The seen – some might say that any sport has ever seen. But prior to the actual Louis Vuitton Series produced no suspense or drama whatsoever – its racing, the AC was a firestorm of controversy. The choice of catamarans outcome was pretty much a foregone conclusion before the first race was with rigid wings made traditionalist want to strangle Oracle Team CEO completed. who spearheaded the concept and when the boats rose up However, that all changed in September when the last of the pretenders on foils they felt worse. To punctuate it all, before the main event began, was eliminated and the real players entered the arena for AC34. The “big a beloved racer, Andrew “Bart” Simpson died as a result of a capsize show” started strongly and just kept getting better. And when it reached while sailing one of the over-powered beasts. Brows were crinkling and its incredible conclusion, America’s Cup defender Larry Ellison declared, skepticism was abound until the American team squared off against the “This regatta has changed sailing forever.” New Zealand squad in 72-foot carbon fiber flying catamarans that blasted No one would argue with Ellison. He had just taken an event that had around a race course at over 40-knots. Like it or not, it was a spectacle plodded along for 162 years and transformed it into an unprecedented and brought with it an excitement the sport has never seen. spectacle that captured the interest and the imagination of racers and non- racers alike. Simon Landt is the yard manger of Windward Yacht Center and a well- Oracle Team USA won the regatta with what has frequently been called respected voice on all things boats. He has occupied the position since the “greatest comeback in sports history” (and the most unbelievable 2006 and has been around the world of yachting both professionally and scenario since the movie “Wind”). But there were also other winners: personally for decades. The America’s Cup itself was a winner, plus the two people who had the Tom Leweck founded Scuttlebutt Sailing News, was a past Commodore bold vision to develop an imaginative format that truly moved the game of California Yacht Club and knows America’s Cup as well as anyone. to a new level – Larry Ellison and OTUSA CEO Sir Russell Coutts. They Head of External Affairs at Oracle Racing, Tom Ehman, always looks envisioned it; they planned it; they made it happen! Tom up when he’s in town.

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Heads in the By Captain Richard Schaefer iCloud ..Technology can sometimes be a bummer

atalina trips aren’t what eared boating magazine or a sea-going novel by machines and technology. they used to be. Back in Forester or O’Brian - reading until the gentle Techno-centricity has even spread to every the proverbial, “Good Ol’ swells and whispering wind lulled us to sleep. aspect of island life as well. Just a few years Days” Catalina vacations Well, this summer, the voyage to Paradise back, when the harbor patrol came up to your meant fishing with the Lost was completed. Everyone but me was boat to assign you a mooring they’d check a kids, playing Frisbee on wired to something - constantly needing to weathered old notebook, call the Harbor Master the beach, snorkeling, check messages, tweet, text or twitter. Heck, on the radio to confirm the availability, take kayaking, hiking, collecting beach-glass or just the kids don’t even talk anymore - they just your money and then write out your mooring Clying around - digging your toes into the warm mindlessly text; assignment on a little note-pad with blue print sand, contemplating the profundities of the “Hey...What’s up?” on it. They’d hand it to you and keep the “carbon human soul, while feeling the warm rays of the “Nadda. Just poppin’ a squat.” copy” for their records. Talk about quaint. Now, sun soak into your skin. “WAL” I wish I’d kept a few of those old paper receipts Not any more. Technology has intruded into “GOMB” as a tangible reminder of better days. - even pushing aside - the solitude of simple “SRS?” These days they type the info into a laptop daydreams, as well as the more adventurous And so the mindless, meaningless twaddle aboard the patrol-boat and then hand you a activities and physical pursuits. goes on - hour after hour - the flotsam and jetsam receipt, spit out of a printer, on thermo-sensitive When I first sailed to Catalina Island - about on the Ethernet Sea washing by the boards and paper. Even though it’s heat sensitive paper, 35 years ago - there were no iClouds, WiFi, swirling into the abyss. the transaction lacks the connectivity of human streaming video, or broadband Internet - just warmth. sparking water and plenty of time for reverie. “Technology has intruded Tech mania has even enveloped what Entertainment media was limited to a stereo and into, even pushing aside, remains of the island’s wildlife. While lying the marine weather on the VHF; and the nearest the solitude of simple at anchor, near Willow Cove, I spotted a day- phone was usually miles away. Now, I don’t daydreams, as well as glow orange dot high up on the hillside. At want to sound like my cranky grandfather’s the more adventurous first, I thought it was a piece of garbage some endless “back in the day” stories - but it was not activities and physical brainless moron had thrown into a tree - but then just different from today - in comparison, it was it moved. “How odd.” I thought, “Garbage that paradise. pursuits.” jumps from limb to limb.” I went down below After playing in the sun all day we’d and retrieved a pair of binoculars; trained them barbecue what we caught (or hamburgers, if I’m so out of that mind numbing loop, I can’t on the offensive orange blob and soon found luck ran against us) and after the dinner dishes even comprehend the attraction or purpose; let that the blob was attached to the wing of a Bald were washed we’d listen to “island music”, alone participate. I do believe my ancestors Eagle. By its constant fluttering and ruffling it play cards or chess and - get this - talk. Finally, were the founders of the Luddites; sadly they seemed that the eagle wasn’t too happy with the we’d all adjourn to our berths with an old dog- were not successful in their efforts to destroy unsightly and unnatural appendage. 16 The Mariner - Issue 129 2013 Later, I found out that the Catalina mental state and shriveled attention span. The Conservancy and the U.S. Geological Service natural state of a teenager in any era is one of has tagged all the eagles on the island and generalized distraction, but with an e.d. in hand many other animals as well. However, what the they sink to the level of the living dead. “ United States Geological Service” has to do Later, I suggested that they “unplug” and go with eagles still remains unclear to me. kayaking or snorkeling. They looked at me like I It’s bad enough that humans have infected had worms coming out of my ears. Instead they themselves with the techno-virus. But, now it all went to the beach, sat in a circle, watched seems we have to infect and scar nature with girls and sent texts to other denizens of the our addictions as well. I suspect that within a ethernet. very few years that there will be drones flying Frustrated, I walked to St. Catherine’s Woodworking over the island 24/7, keeping track of man and Church. It was quiet, empty and peaceful - the Wizardry beast alike - our respective tethers continually way I like a church - too much jabbering drives shortened and actions constantly surveilled. God away, same as it does me. God was home, Custom Woodwork at its Best Over the years, it has become a custom for we had a good chat, and I didn’t even have to go Bill Borneman 310-977-0050 my crew and I to eat at Antonio’s, in Avalon, at on-line to reach Him. God doesn’t like tech-crap least once, during a Catalina trip; and so, true either....yup...he told me. to the dictates of tradition, the following day That night I lay in the cockpit - eyes toward HEADS/PLUMBING found me seated in Antonio’s with six teenage the heavens - in awe of the constellations and boys. After much debate we ordered three large the occasional shooting star arcing across the Installs & Holding pizzas, calamari appetizers, and gallons of soft night sky. While the men of tomorrow sit down Repairs Tanks drinks. Immediately, after the order was placed, below, addicted to their glowing screens and 310-827-7686 the teens whipped out their e.d.’s (electronic a counterfeit life; caressing the facile sham at www.intrepidmarine.com devices) and began the ritual of mindless their fingertips - oblivious to the wonders that communication with people they barely know, envelope them. They’re wasting more than their all the while ignoring those seated at the same time - they’re losing their lives in the iCloud, table. and they have a lot of company. I see this behavior daily at coffee shops and restaurants on the mainland, but this time I just Captain Richard is a U.S.C.G. Licensed Master couldn’t stand it. I stood up and said I would go of Sailing Vessels. He has skippered charters elsewhere to eat - alone and in peace - and left and deliveries, taught sailing and seamanship, them to their own “devices”. Of course, later, managed yachts and written for boating they called me to return and pay the bill, but publications for nearly 30 years. He can be while they waited for me they kept on texting reached for comments, sailing instruction or and tweeting despite the cold stares of the consultation at 310-460-8946 or e-mail at impatient waiter and hostess. [email protected] On the Web at I was hardly noticed when I returned; not “[email protected]”. surprising when one considers their numbed 2013 The Mariner - Issue 129 17 Powertails Current Below Current

Ian Roberts of BTW Dive Service discusses the advantages of galvanic isolaters

By Ian Roberts

Are your zincs/anodes burning too quickly?

The installation of a galvanic isolator to your boat prevents you sharing your anodes with any under protected boat or marine structure on the dock. In most cases we have seen the life of anodes increase significantly after a galvanic isolator has been installed by a certified marine electrician.

A galvanic isolator blocks low voltage DC currents coming on board your boat on the shore power ground wire. These currents could cause corrosion to your underwater metals; through hulls, propeller, shaft etc. The unit does all this with diodes, which are electronic gizmos that stop marauding D.C. current from riding a shore power cord and causing trouble. However, they still allow the cord’s ability to return A.C. current ashore should a dangerous short circuit somehow occur onboard.

Marina boats, all plugged into shore power act as a giant battery. They are connected together by the green shore power ground wire, which is (or should be) connected to their DC grounds, engine block, and bonded underwater metals. If the boats are in salt water then that forms an electrolyte and the dissimilar metals connected together act as a battery, causing corrosion. The galvanic isolator has two pairs of diodes set up so that a voltage of about 1.2 volts is required to cause them to conduct. As most DC voltages caused by galvanic action will be less than this, they are blocked. Good quality isolators also contain a capacitor, which only conducts AC current, as a backup.

Normally no AC current is carried on the shore power ground wire, but it has to be able to carry the full load of the circuit in the event of a fault. Therefore it is important to have a good quality unit that will not overheat when required to carry the rated load. Some heat will be generated by the voltage drop and the unit must be able to withstand this. As the galvanic isolator fulfills such a key function in the AC circuit it is only prudent to use the best quality unit available.

A good one properly installed will virtually nix chances that stray D.C. current will sneak aboard through your shore power cord’s ground wire, thereby closing the circuit on the battery-like relationship your boat shares with other boats nearby and seriously damaging metal parts (through-hulls, props, etc.) via galvanic corrosion.

Galvanic Isolator Tips 1: Mount: Locate your isolator close to your boat’s shore power inlet to avoid bypassing a piece of bonded equipment, thereby rendering the isolator ineffective. 2: Use: The correct size and type of wire in the bonding system should be used for any extra wiring needs. 3: Orient: Position your isolator vertically so its fins can efficiently disperse heat. 4: Allow: Let air circulate behind the isolator to keep things cool by using spacers with your mounting screws

Ian Roberts is the owner of Below The Waterline Diving Service. BTW Dive Service has operated in Marina Del Rey for 15 years and has been diving professionally for 30 years, including Military, Commercial and instruction. You can visit them at www.btwdive.com. 18 The Mariner - Issue 129 2013 According to Dave EVERYTHING Fishing Update by Marina del Rey’s Master Fisherman Captain Dave Kirby ELECTRONIC FOR YOUR BOAT Since 1966

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Continued from page 12 These are a few of the lessons I think this report the situation on deck. There is little mention of become so fouled with kelp and each other that illustrates that can help increase skills and conferencing to compare alternatives and select they could not catch hold when the boat reached awareness for all of us: a preferred course of action. the shallower depth close to the island. • Risk assessment is a tricky business in • Emergency rudders and steering systems any endeavor. Both over-confidence and must be strong, effective, and capable of easy • Life-raft painters are long so the raft can unwarranted timidity need to be balanced. fitting under difficult sailing conditions. Modern distance itself from any boat wreckage that As panic is not an effective response, an flat bottom “surfing” boats that have very high might endanger it. There is also a breakaway experienced sailor’s first impulse is to assume aspect foils have very little tracking ability link in the painter so it will break before a there will be some action they can take to cope without a rudder. No steering is possible without sinking boat pulls it under. The Uncontrollable with the situation. Even when the emergency some boat speed and these type boats cannot Urge crew was surprised when the life raft danger potential is high, experienced sailors sustain any speed without the tracking force of (efficiently) deployed out of the “garage” are perhaps overconfident that their previous the rudder. Any change of heel-angle shifts the compartment in the stern near the waterline successes suggest future success. Too much sail plan’s center of effort to the left or right, and was quickly swept to the end of its long confidence, in certain scenarios, can be a bad turning the boat this way and that with each painter. When the water ballast pockets filled, thing. roll, slowing the boat and rendering improvised it proved impossible to haul the raft back to the • Sharing information between all the players steering ineffective. boat, eventually breaking the painter’s designed is very important, as is the process of exploring • Anchors are vital pieces of safety equipment weak link to drift off and out of sight. How alternative scenarios. The skipper/owner with which most racers are unfamiliar, as could these stressed sailors know to tether the had spent much of the race below deck at the anchoring is quite rare in racing. This boat raft more closely to the boat for easy entry? centerline navigation center because of some carried two lightweight burying type anchors • Some inflatable PFDs and safety harnesses nagging injuries and his desire to work with the with 150 and 200 feet of rode respectively. with attached inflatable collars have a severe electronic systems for their upcoming Transpac Both were deployed from the bow in more than design flaw. When the inflated collar hasa race to Hawaii. He handled all navigation and 200 feet of depth, to act as a drogue to keep the single attachment point behind the head without radio communications while the experienced bow into the wind. The unfortunate result of two widely spaced attachments to the shoulders, crew that included the boat’s builder, dealt with this early deployment was that the anchors had it is possible for one half of the collar to flip over

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Continued from page 20 “Revisiting a Tragedy” the head leaving all its buoyancy on only one side of a face struggling to assistance to one another. Simply monitoring a rescue situation can remain above the waves. All five men wearing this type of flotation had provide valuable skills not developed through theoretical study. similar failures. I would not have considered how these collars behave in Please read this report and use it to build seamanship skills for yourself surf or rough sea conditions before, but now it is clear - I would not wish and share them with your crew and our boating community. Let that be to own this type of flotation. one way to honor crewman Craig Williams, the young father and husband • Glow sticks were most effective during this incident. There were many who lost his life that night. electric safety light failures that evening. A glow stick should be attached to every PFD and piece of MOB equipment, and to every crewman on End Note: deck at night. It was a glow stick that enabled one crew to spot and In this situation, one safe and effective way to pass a towline to a rescuing retrieve the deceased crewman floating face down outside the surf line. A yacht is to float a messenger line behind the stricken vessel. A Life Sling functioning glow stick on the life raft signaled its location after the battery type rig would furnish 75 feet or so of floating line with enough windage powered one failed. to the flotation collar that it will drift nicely away as long as themini • All crew should be thoroughly briefed on all the details and locations drogue is removed first. The rescue boat passes at a safe distance from of the emergency gear aboard. It is each crewman’s responsibility to the stricken vessel for the pick-up so there is no worry about collision or familiarize themselves with things like flares and flare launchers so there tangled rigs. will be no need to read directions during an emergency. According to the A long towline from the stricken vessel is attached to the messenger report, even the skipper expressed difficulty in operating these flares. line, which is hauled to the towboat and secured to the stern. • Effective radio communication skills in complex situations are Remember the stricken vessel’s engine can assist in propulsion once the valuable and not part of a racing sailor’s regular education or experience. tow vessel has established sufficient tension to steer the rudderless tow. The skipper stated, “There should be training on how to work with other In rough seas I have weighted the middle of the towline to increase its boats, e.g. towing, talking on the radio.” he added, “How to talk to the shock absorbing characteristics, the weight rising with increased tension USCG to accurately tell them what is happening ... (is an important skill).” and sinking with reduced tension - maintaining a more consistent pull Not surprisingly, the cruising sailor frequently has developed these skills from the tow vessel. through monitoring emergency situations when boats ask for or deliver

Continued from page 13 “AC 34 - Pass or Fail?”

Sailing technology leapfrogged several levels, with foiling equipment the . and technique, Bluetooth instrumentation and safety equipment perhaps However, the AC 45 qualifying racing was excellent, it raised a lot of being the biggest beneficiaries. San Francisco – the city by the Bay was interest around the world, I personally spoke to people in Italy who were on world-wide TV every day, and it never looked better. Technical genius not sailors, but went to Naples just to see the racing. Stan Honey and the team who gave the television audience the audio and Being from a dinghy sailing and Hobie cat sailing background, I was visual enhancements that made this event so personal, so exciting and so somewhat skeptical as to how they would maneuver these carbon fiber very understandable. beasts - as cats tend not to tack well, but that wing really did the trick, Ken Read, a world class sailor who temporarily left his comfortable when you watched those guys sail, it looked like they were on the edge of desk as President of North Sails to take on an unfamiliar role as a network losing control, but as we saw with Dean Barker managing to bring their television announcer. And in so doing, provided us viewers with his easily cat back from near capsize they really knew what they were doing. understood and totally enlightened insight about the unprecedented action I personally think it was an excellent event, the technology was amazing that was developing so quickly before our eyes. Listening to Ken was and in the true spirit of the Americas Cup. Just to see that monohull sailors truly like being in the huddle with the Super Bowl quarterback. can transition to sailing foiling catamarans is ultimately impressive. I But probably the biggest winner was the sport of sailing. Eyes were think having all the media coverage was what the Americas cup needed opened within the sport and interest has been attracted from outside of it. and it turned out that watching on TV was the way to go. That’s all good. As for the future - I hope they keep the same foiling cats - maybe The time has come to remove my name from the list of skeptics and choose a different venue. As Russell Coutts said, if they can cut down on re-categorize me as impressed – very impressed and deeply appreciative. personnel costs and share some of the launch/retrieve equipment it may And eagerly looking forward to AC35. well make it affordable for more teams to compete. As for the debate on a nationality rule for boat crews, in my opinion, if Simon Landt: The recent 34thAmericas Cup raised some interesting a nationality crew rule is implemented, we will never see the cup stay on debate on just how far people with money would go to win a trophy? this side of the equator. Obviously, it was cost prohibitive with only three challenging teams for 22 The Mariner - Issue 129 2013 November Nautical Puzzler By Tim Tunks Can you solve the riddle?

his story was told to me by an impeccable eyewitness who “Clueless One, Clueless One, this is charter base. Do you copy?” swears it is true - this is how the story unfolds. “Charter base, we copy. Can you help us find the mainsail button?” It starts in a picturesque Caribbean anchorage filled with private “The mainsail button?” and charter yachts as a new bare boat charter party is being “Yes, the one that lowers the main and starts the engine.” ferried out to the Clueless One. The charter company concierge “Clueless, Clueless, this is charter base. You just keep sailing back spentT the next two hours going over the boat’s operation details, and and forth out there and we’ll come out and show you where it is.” taking their order for additional supplies. The concierge then motored off in his dinghy, the charter party had many drinks and a few snacks in the Although this was a mystery at first, the employee figured out what cockpit before retiring early. happened. Have you figured it out? The next morning the concierge delivered a few cases of beer and one of rum, the party breakfasted in the cockpit, squared the boat away, started Turn this page upside down to read what happened. the engine, dropped the mooring line, and motored off, unrolling the genoa and removed the mainsail cover. The main halyard was shackled to the sail, the crew returned to the cockpit as the mainsail went up, the engine shut down, and they sailed off.

Mid afternoon Clueless One sailed back toward the anchorage with the

genoa rolled up in a seaman-like way, but then began reaching back and “automatically.” all - engine the stopped

forth aimlessly with the mainsail up. The VHF radio barked. and mainsail, the hoisted shaft, the wrapped prop, the in caught board,

- over went halyard mainsail the of tail the while, short a After away.

dropped her mooring, un-rolled her genoa, and began sailing sailing began and genoa, her un-rolled mooring, her dropped “Charter base, charter base, this is Clueless One. Come in please.” Clueless “Clueless One, this is charter base. Please switch to channel 68, Over.”

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Cal - $450 call 310-823-2040 Sails condition. great replacement hull. sold with bill of sale 6 Nissan $750 Spinnaker,2 drifters and a genoa for sale from a 28’ $300 310-391-3577 6 Nissan $1000 Fastacraft Prowler Flying Moth 6 Tohatsu $800 Lancer. Very good condition. Call 213 706 8364 Anchor Less than 5 years old and has only been sailed a 6 Tohatsu $1000 Fortress FX-23 Anchor $150 - 310-391-6174 handful of times. The main sail is in perfect condition. 6 Yamaha, NEW-3yr Warranty $1299 This is a great deal on a great boat that flies above the 8 Honda $1000 Donate Boats Looking for Boat Donation 9.9 Yamaha, High Thrust, Elec Start, Long $1200 2013 The Mariner - Issue 129 25 Marine Mammal Research The Ocean Conservation Society, that conducts valuable research of marine mammals in the Santa Captain Joel Eve Monica Bay, is looking for boat donations. There are Marine Consulting Services many benefits to donating your boat. Please email Since 1976 [email protected]. Cash For Your Boat ! Boating Instruction Power or sail, Yachts to dinghys 310-849-2930 Yacht Management Donate Your Boat Delivery LA Area Council Boy Scouts of America need your Captain’s Services boat or boat gear as donation to support essential and formative youth programs, please call 310-823-2040 or E-mail [email protected] (310) 210-0861 Donate your boat marinaresourcecenter.com To SOS, a non profit organization helping and thank- ing our past and present Veterans. Www.supportin- gourservicemen.org. 888-658-8884 Donate Your Boat Receive a substantial tax deduction. Support youth boating programs. S.O.S. Please call 888-650-1212 Donate Your Boat Bringing the classroom to the ocean.Turn your Rowing in donation into tomorrow’s scientists and doctors. 310- 908-9198. www.city2sea.org Marina del Rey! Crew Body: Basic Keel Boat & EMT Cert. 20 Yrs Experience Affordable and Fun on Power Boats. Local, competent, handy, friendly. 310-663-2865 / [email protected] Aaron Services Professional, U.S.C.G. Lic. Sailing Make the Ocean Your Treadmill! Master, 25 years experience. Phone: 310-822-7600 Available for boat purchase sea trials and www.phinsclub.com consultations, local deliveries, sailing instruction and charters. 30 years local experience. 310-460-8946 or Richard Schaefer [email protected]. Canvas Boat Covers and Repairs New boat covers, canvas repair, restore water repelency to marine canvas. Dan 310-382-6242 Resell Consignment Service We sell it for you online - Valuable & quality marine electronics, equipment, parts, etc. CALL (310) 749- 5199 Come Sail with Capt. Royall! Fun Charters, professional deliveries, sail or power- boat lessons, video or photo shoots, private skipper, personable and experienced. www.royallcharters. com 310-367-3415 USCG Licensed 100-ton Master Captain Deliveries/Lessons/Private Captain. Experienced, Courteous, Safe and Fun! Contact Jeffry Matzdorff 323.855.0191 [email protected]. Jeffry Matzdorff. 323.855.0191 Captain Larry Beane at your service! Charters, deliveries, private skipper, lessons, sail or power. Professional, experienced, friendly, and FUN! www.CaptLarry.com 424-217-9295 Wanted Information on Americas Cup replica nine-foot sailboat. Any and all will be appreciated. Please send to [email protected] Looking for a 36’-40’ Yacht Something like a Carver with 2 state rooms to live aboard - on a live aboard slip, Preferably in D Ba- sin. Please email [email protected] or call 310.314.3537

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