issue 114 - the mariner

Issue #114August 2012

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There’s that day. You step from your boat and you feel that feeling – something’s, different, something’s missing. Is the sun brighter today? Did they paint the docks? Oh wait, my neighbor’s gone. There’s more water and less boat around here now. “That’s cool, I was sick of that guy,” you think as you walk the gangway… Actually, no, that’s not cool because at least you knew your neighbor – now it’s up for grabs. The people that are going to be nine-feet from you when you’re hanging dockside might not be your cup of tea. Perhaps like me, you might find yourself next to someone who truly loves the works of Ozzy Osborne and Scorpion - artists who clearly need to be appreciated loudly and post-midnight. Or my other neighbor who loved life shirtless, He was not a vain man and I think he had

weighted feet. Is that a thing? He walked with purpose – never snuck up on anyone, seemed prone to breaking things and felt very at home on the docks. For me, that day came again about six months ago. My neighbor had fled and a little while later was replaced with the dreaded unknown rider – a middle-aged fellow named Norman. When he arrived I introduced myself and we chatted about his sail up from Long Beach. Seemed like a decent guy and I hoped for the best. As time moved on, I ran into Norman a decent amount – one of us coming, the other going. We started to develop a rapport of having a couple of laughs and then, going about our time. I sensed Norman saw the world as a bit of a weird place, as do I, and I became glad he was my neighbor.

During one conversation, I learned Norman was a painter and after seeing his work I was very impressed. He told me he discovered his talent later in life and said to me with a grin, “turns out I’m pretty good at it.” So, with this back-story – I am proud to have one of Norman’s paintings on the cover that he created specifically for The Mariner. I usually put text of what’s inside the book over the cover image, but I couldn’t do it this month. I thank Norman for the honor and hope everyone loves it as much as I do. To check out more of his work go to pushpaint.smugmug.com

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ColumnistMookie

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FROM THE EDITOR

WHAT’S INSIDE

The ArT of Neighbors

Cover art by Norman Merrill

Coming Events 4

Off the Wire 6

Rehearsing Seamanship 8Imagining situations before they happen by Tim Tunks

Scale Breaker 10Giant mako shark caught off the coast of MDR

Gizmo Gear 12 Customizing a Traveler by Tim Tunks

Catalina Currents 16 Onboard Cooking by Captain Richard Schaefer

Powertails - Church Mouse Invitational Marin Tourney 18

Racing 20

Ask the Expert - Careers in the Marine Industry 23

Ask Mookie 24

Classifieds 25

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August 1Pop Saturdays at Burton Chace

Six-time Grammy-award winning trumpeter, pianist and composer Arturo Sandoval performs original as well as standard jazz compositions in his signature style. Concert begins at 7 p.m. Free to the public - 13650 Mindanao Way.

August 3 “Recollections from Latitude 38

and the BAJA HA-HA” by Richard Spindler

Richard Spindler is the founder and publisher of Latitude 38 magazine, the West Coast’s leading sailing magazine, and founder of the annual Baja Ha-Ha cruise rally from San Diego to Cabo San Lucas. Racers and cruisers will enjoy this chance to meet and hear from a major figure on the sailing scene! $23.75 includes dinner, tax, service and parking. Reservations required: 310-823-4567. No-host cocktails at 6:15 p.m., Buffet dinner 7:00 p.m., Followed by presentation.

August 9Burton Chace Concerts

Christina and Michelle Naughton Piano

All concerts begin at 7 p.m., generally lasting two hours, and are free to the public. Arrive early and bring low beach chairs and blankets for first-come, first-served seating. 13650 Mindanao Way.

August 14Women’s Sailing Association

Speaker Series - Ryan LevinsonWSA members Jeannea Jordan and Carole Walsh met Ryan Levinson an “amazing single handed sailor/world class athlete with Muscular Dystrophy from San Diego with an amazing story of perseverance against all odds”. He has FSH Muscular Dystrophy (FSHM), an incurable, untreatable, muscle-wasting disorder. Doctors told Levinson to stop strenuous exercise, believing the physical effort would speed the deterioration; he chose to prove them wrong. He postponed working toward his degree in outdoor recreation at San Diego State University and continued a binge of sports and adventures—including surfing, kite boarding, diving, kayaking, and sailing—that has now lasted 15 years. The evening begins

at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, August 14, with a social hour, no-host cocktails and a hosted dinner with the meeting beginning at 7:30pm. The speaker will begin at 8 p.m. WSA meetings are held the second Tuesday of every month at Santa Monica Windjammers Yacht Club, 13589 Mindanao Way in Marina del Rey, adjacent to Burton Chase Park.

August 15Santa Monica Windjammers Yacht

Club Lecture SeriesJoin us at our Wednesday night lecture series to hear Dr. William Newman’s talk on Climate Change and Global Warming. Dr. Newman is a Professor of Planetary Physics, Astronomy, & Mathematics, Departments of Earth & Space Sciences, Physics & Astronomy, and Mathematics at UCLA. Cocktail hour begins at 6:30 pm, dinner is at 7:30pm, and the lecture begins at 8pm. Call or email for reservations at: 310-827-7692 or rservations@smwyc,org.

August 17Summer Entertainment Series at

Descanso Beach Donovan Frankreiter

Catalina.com in partnership with KROQ ROQ N’ SURF series presents Donovan Frankreiter with a special show under the stars beach side. Donovan is a Southern California native with mellow rhythmic sounds. Doors open at 6:30pm. For tickets go to Catalina.com.

August 18Pop Saturdays at Burton Chace

AmbrosiaAmbrosia, will perform music and hits influenced by rhythm-and-blues and classical music. Concert begins at 7 p.m. Free to the public - 13650 Mindanao Way.

August 19Pacific Cup Deepwater Series

For PHRF, Cruising Class and ORCA Competitors - 3 Sunday Races, 3 Consecutive Months, 3 Hours Each (approximately). The series kicks off on August 19 with the Beach Patrol - approximately a three hour race that will take the fleet to a special mark set off Will Rogers State Beach in Pacific Palisades. From that location, the boats will continue up the beach to a choice of marks along the Malibu coastline before returning to the Marina del Rey

finish line. On September 16 the fleet will sail a Whale Patrol to Palos Verdes. Special prizes will be awarded for the best photos of Blue Whales taken and e-mailed to the club during the race. The October 7 finale’ - the Retozando en la Bahía - will feature a downwind start to a leeward mark, followed by a one-sided beat to a “mystery boat” located three miles off the California coastline. The exact location of that mystery boat - which will serve as a rounding mark for an approximately three hour Bay tour - will not be disclosed until 1800 hours on the night before the race starts. The boats that enter this new series will be competing for the Pacific Cup - one of the oldest prizes in Cal Yacht Club’s trophy case. It was donated by Carlton Rogers in 1966 and was originally awarded to split rig boats - schooners and ketches - for a series of offshore races. It’s been re-deeded specifically for the PHRF, Cruising Class and ORCA rated boats competing in the new Pacific Cup Deepwater Series. Stand by for some serious fun! The Notice of Race is now posted online at calyachtclub.com

Aug 23Burton Chace Concerts

Violinist Lindsay DeutschLindsay Deutsch, violin. Concert begins at 7 p.m. Free to the public - 13650 Mindanao Way.

August 27 & 2822nd Annual Church Mouse

Marlin InvitationalNon-profit marlin fishing tournament, 100% release - all proceeds donated to Catalina youth. Over $885,000 has been donated over the years. For more information, call (310) 467-2371.

September 1stJimmy Walker Buffalo Chip Toss at

Two HarborsCome test your athletic skills and compete for the furthest toss at our 26th Annual Buffalo Chip Toss. Choose your chip wisely; prizes will be awarded for the furthest throws. More info (310) 510-4249 or [email protected].

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Club Open House ActivitiesWe invite members, guests, and prospective members to join us for cocktails, food, live music, dancing, and fun on Friday evenings and

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Sunday afternoons. Friday evenings start with cocktails at 6:30pm and dinner and music at 7:30pm. Reservations can be made by calling 310-827-7692 or emailing [email protected]. Our Sunday afternoon BBQs are the perfect place after a Sunday sail or just to wind down from the weekend. Live jazz and blues bands start at 4pm. Our Club is located at 13589 Mindanao Way, Marina Del Rey, CA 90292. Please visit our website: www.smwyc.org for activity and membership details, racing and sailing events, menus, directions and more. Get to know us!

Marina Venice Yacht ClubSocial Sundays

Join Marina Venice Yacht Club weekly for our Social-Sunday Open House from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Food items are provided and there is no charge. MVYC is located in the Marina City Club - West Tower - at 4333 Admiralty Way. Whether you own a boat, are looking to buy one, or just want to be around other water loving people MVYC welcomes all who share in the Corinthian Spirit. Follow the signs up the stairs or elevator to the Club House on G2. For more information contact [email protected], call 310-909-3022 or 310-822-9082 or visit our Facebook Group page.

Women’s Sailing Association of Santa Monica Bay

Meets on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at the Santa Monica Windjammers Yacht Club, 13589 Mindanao Way, in Marina del Rey. The meeting, held at 7:30, is preceded by a social hour, and a light dinner is served. Each meeting features a guest speaker discussing their adventures and achievements. WSA invites boaters of all skill levels to join. Its programs, include day sails, seminars, parties, and cruises including destinations such as King Harbor, Catalina and the northern Channel Islands, For membership information contact email membership@ wsasmb.org or on the web at www.wsasmb.org.

Marina Sunday Sailing ClubSince 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 the 2nd and 4th Sunday of each month on the patio at Burton Chace Park under the Club banner. Meetings start at 10:00 a.m. with a free Continental breakfast and socializing. We hold a brief business meeting and then head out for an afternoon of sailing on the Bay after which we gather at a member’s dock for wine, snacks and more socializing. Visitors are welcome and may attend two meetings free. No prior sailing experience necessary. Married people welcome! For more info call (310) 226-8000 or visit our website at www.marinasundaysailors.com

Catalinas of Santa Monica Bay, Owners of Catalina Yachts

Join us for our monthly meetings at the Santa Monica Windjammers Yacht Club on the 3rd Tuesday of each month. We would like to welcome Catalina owners to join our club. We have speakers, cruises to Catalina, races and other events throughout the year. Our doors open at 6:00 for happy hour and then dinner around 7 to 7:30 and our main event after that. Join the fun and meet other owners of Catalinas. For more info email [email protected] Mariners of Marina del Rey

Single Mariners of MDR meet at 7PM on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month at the Pacific Mariners Yacht Club, 13915 Panay Way, Marina del Rey, CA. At the meeting, Single Adults meet other Single Adults to setup upcoming Weekend Day Sails. There is a small charge for a light meal during the meeting, however, there is a courtesy discount if you RSVP for dinner at [email protected] or leave a message at (310) 990-5541 by the Wednesday prior to the Thursday meeting.

Live “Yacht Rock” at The Warehouse

Every Wed 6-9pm The Unkle Monkey Duo plays their unique brand of “ Yacht Rock “ mixing popular songs with music from the islands of Hawaii, The Caribbean, and more...Happy Hour is 4-7pm ...It’s Margaritaville in the Marina! The Warehouse is located at 4499 Admiralty Way in Marina del Rey.August 31, 2012 - November 26, 2012

A Democratic Dream: William Wrigley, Jr. and Catalina Island

Catalina Island reflects the man that built it. William Wrigley, Jr. was a man whose spirit was moved by the opportunity to imagine fantastic dreams and make them reality. He was driven by a belief that America was the land of opportunity, where anyone that is innovative, honest and possesses a concrete vision can reach unlimited heights. A Democratic Dream explores William Wrigley, Jr.`s pursuit of the American Dream and his vision for Catalina Island as a “playground for all, rich and poor, youth and aged. All classes mix with democratic spirit. “The development of Santa Catalina will be one of the greatest pleasures of my life.” - William Wrigley, Jr. Exhibit runs from August 31, 2012 - November 26, 2012 at the Catalina Island Museum.


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Honey Pot Day is offered in four Southern California harbors: Marina del Rey, King Harbor, Los Angeles Harbor, and Long Beach Harbor. The goal of Honey Pot Day is to improve marine habitat and water quality through face-to-face education and outreach efforts and by providing free mobile pumpout service for boat sewage.

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LONG BEACH - l’Hydroptère DCNS was launched on Tuesday in Los Angeles after a week’s work in the dry in Cabrillo Way Marina, San Pedro. Having arrived in California at the start of July on a cargo ship, the flying trimaran has undergone a whole range of fine-tuning on her appendages. She will now be on weather standby for her transpacific record attempt.

“The bulk of our technical mission is over. Right now it’s in the hands of the wind gods and our five crew,” admits Warren Fitzgerald, Boat Captain on l’Hydroptère DCNS. “The winter refit began in February in La Ciotat and has just been officially completed here, some 10,000 km away, jokes François Cazala, the project’s technical manager.

All the optimization is complete and the fastest trimaran in the world is just waiting to be rigged, so as she can go flying in the thermal breezes of California. l’Hydroptère DCNS is lighter and boasts increased sail area, some all-sea state

foils and incorporating an automatic piloting system for the aft stabilizer, created by DCNS to improve directional stability in heavy seas.

The sailors just have to wait for the first favorable weather window to head off for the Catalina Islands, where the tradewinds will enable them to hightail it to Hawaii. Along the way, they’ll be attempting to beat the record set by Olivier de Kersauson, at the helm of Geronimo, which covered the 2,215 nautical miles separating the Fermin Point lighthouse to the South-West of Los Angeles, from the Diamond Head

lighthouse offshore of Honolulu, in a time of 4 days, 19 hours and 31 minutes, at an average speed of 19.17 knots (35.5km/hour).

After her launch in San Pedro, the boat was taken to the main pontoon in Rainbow Harbor Marina in Long Beach. The trimaran will be visible to the general public with another legendary boat sharing the same skyline: the enormous Queen Mary.

As regards the weather, a little further to the South-West, hurricane Fabio, with tropical storm Emilia hot on its heels, are neutralizing the zone of high pressure for now and really depowering the tradewinds, which are the only passport to Honolulu. The crew is likely to have a slightly clearer picture as regards the next favorable weather window for the record at the end of the next week. In the meantime, sea trials offshore of Long Beach are scheduled to finalise the last few details aboard.

Story courtesy of l’Hydroptere

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astering a high level of seamanship is a primary goal for every yachtsman, and effective emergency radio communication is one

vitally important seamanship skill. Visualizing communication like a movie is one useful path toward mastering the radio in an emergency.

Mentally rehearsing various scenarios is something all accomplished skippers do to help them prepare for various potential emergencies. Imagining a fire onboard while at sea can set the stage for mentally rehearsing how such fires could be fought.

Imagining an engine room fire leads to considerations like having an extinguisher (or two) within easy reach of the engine room access. Mentally rehearsing opening the engine room door with flames leaping into your face leads to consideration of automatic engine room extinguishers and “fire fighting ports” that enable aiming an extinguisher into the engine room without opening the door.

The same mental imaging principle applies to man overboard gear systems, first aid preparedness, EBIRB’s, life rafts, and all the rest. Mentally rehearsing the various scenarios can help make for better preparation decisions, as well as helping better performance in actual emergency situations.

So here is where the screenwriter’s skills come in to improve your mental rehearsals for emergency radio communications.

The above examples happen in a single scene or stage set - we are on the boat dealing with fire, or MOB, injury, or potential sinking. Emergency radio communications involve two

or more scenarios. The boat in distress and the Coast Guard’s radio room are two of the scenes the screenwriter would describe and populate with a cast of characters. Other rescue agencies, such as harbor patrol or sea-rescue, might also participate in this situation, as well as other recreational or commercial boats in the area.

The screenwriter visualizes each of these stage sets, considering which cast members are in each scene, what each of those actors knows, what they don’t know, and what information they need in order to advance the story. The script could have the camera cut from the skipper with onboard radio to the Coast Guard radio room. There could be a split-screen image of another boat monitoring the emergency communications and making notes of the distressed boat’s position, its visual description, nature of the emergency, and number of souls onboard.

This careful listener could be a most valuable character if radio problems (like fire or electrical failure) onboard the distressed vessel prevented additional communications to the rescue agency and a relay of vital information was required to properly inform the rescuers.

Imagine hearing the Coast Guard requesting a repeat transmission from the distressed vessel and hearing nothing but a garbled transmission from the skipper. How much better to have accurate information written down that can be quickly relayed?

Now imagine you are the radio operator on the distressed vessel and you know that communicating your exact position is vital. Do you read this off the GPS every time you repeat your Lat/Lon numbers? If your boat is moving,

will it be confusing for the last digit or two of the numbers to keep changing?

Unless you are speeding toward port, you are best not to update your exact position with each transmission for that generates too many different numbers.

Mentally rehearsing this part of the movie where communications are repeated and checked and relayed as the camera cuts from shot to shot will convince you that writing some notes will help you repeat your speech accurately each time. Hearing with the mind’s ear all these position numbers repeated two or three times might lead you to drop the last decimal place altogether, reporting your position only as DD, MM, SS.s or DD, MM.mmm - being sure to declare each transmission whether you are giving decimal minutes or minutes and seconds. [Be sure to know the difference!]

Imagine your reaction to Coast Guard requests as to how many PFDs and fire extinguishers you have onboard, things that seem like stupid distractions - for you are dealing with a crew member who just collapsed after being beaned by the spinnaker pole or gashed a femoral artery with the fishing gaff, or the cabin sole is awash with sea water. The screenwriter will see the pad in front of the Coast Guard radio man, and there is a blank for that information, along with lots of other stuff. If you write all the variations of that scene as you sarcastically reply to irritating questions, you see the best way to get through that section of the script and on to the important stuff is to be accurate and concise. The facts matter now. Your opinions don’t.

A good rehearsal of this kind will stimulate your emotional reactions, which should also be noted

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so you’ll be performance ready should you have to step on stage and play the role. Be prepared for everything to be more difficult because of the stress you’ll encounter when you perform in real emergency communication. Plan to do things like take lots of notes and write key information down clearly. Things in writing not only help you to be consistently accurate, but also permit another radio operator onboard to step in if you have to leave the radio to attend to some other aspect of the emergency.

Some characters in this movie will require different information than others. If you are in a little patch of particularly nasty sea, the Coast Guard should be told while a nearby recreational boat would already be aware of this. If it is a medical emergency, detailed information about the nature of the problem and the present state of the victim will be quite valuable to medical people on frequency, but if there is no such expert listening, you are better to stick to more general descriptions.

When out of radio range of the primary rescue agency, you may have to rely on a relay from an inexperienced radio operator. Imagining this scene where you have a slightly intoxicated fisherman relaying detailed medical information might suggest how important it will be for you to organize your information so that it can be best communicated. Even communicating with the sharpest operator will go better if your information is well organized and prioritized.

And spend some time listening in on other radio communications when you are around your boat. Just as our screenwriter would be researching the crowd activity at a Dodgers game before writing such a scene for his movie, do some listening to put yourself in your emergency scene.

You will be entertained by operators who feel it is best to repeat each bit of information two or three times, but changing their syntax for each repetition so you’re never certain whether it is a repetition or a correction. You will hear operators spelling out words using the phonetic alphabets, such as, “This is the sailboat “Sea Spray Two, that’s Sierra, Echo, Alice, Sylvia, Pete, Arthur, Yellow, Tango, Whisky, Overalls.” This will be a fine reminder of the value of posting a “Radio Facts Card” (available at most boat stores) that lists things like proper frequencies to use and the universal phonetic alphabet.

So, imagine each of the situations and write your script so you can be an effective player when your movie hits the big screen.

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s Pacific Mariner’s Yacht Club Commodore Tom Hall and his wife cruised around the main channel in their Boston Whaler this past month they did a double take when they saw a small group of men struggling to transfer an enormous mako shark, somewhere between 800 and 900 pounds, from their boat to the fuel dock cement.

There was a palpable buzz around the dock, that spread throughout the local fishing/boating community and then onto worldwide news agencies. It has been a while since a shark in that size range has been brought to gaff and weighed in a public forum. There was a time when these fishermen would have been pulling back the snout of such a catch – posing for pictures to the delight of onlookers and news media, but it seems these days are now in the past.

Today, the fishermen chose not to be interviewed about a shark so big it literally broke the scale at the Marina del Rey Landing (that maxes out at 750-pounds). According to marindelreypatch.com the Captain chose not to be identified for fear of “backlash”. All he said was: “We gutted the fish, we cut off the fins and tossed them, and it’s already been eaten by a lot of us. The rest was frozen”.

Online forums of both news reports and fishing sites mostly condemned the decision to kill the mako. Kirk Deeter from Field and Stream commented:

“If you ask me what the ultimate test of fishing nerve is, I’d say it’s looking straight into the toothy maw of a live mako and using a metal tool to pull the fly out. Releasing a shark alive takes more guts than posing with a dead one.”

Hall and his wife watched in awe as the men grappled with the lifeless shark - an apex predator that was capable of hitting speeds over 45-miles per hour and could jump 30-feet in the air – a powerhouse of an animal at the top of the food chain.

“At the time I was there, as they were bringing onto the dock, it was amazing because I had never seen anything so big,” said Hall. “I was kind of overwhelmed by the moment. Then it hits you that they pulled something this magnificent out of the ocean – I have mixed feelings about it.

Hall isn’t alone with these “mixed feelings”. Like many boaters, he has good friends who fish for big game pelagic targets. There are a great deal of sport-fishermen who love the activity for all the elements it withholds – the preparation, the hunt, the fight and the aftermath where the fish is transformed into sustenance. But when it comes to fish of this ilk –mako, marlin, swordfish and others in the over-600-pound range – lots of guys are accepting and promoting the catch and release philosophy.

“All of us have kind of come full circle with it,” said a prominent local shark fisherman who asked not to be named. “It’s all catch and release now. There’s fewer sharks. I think everybody feels like, unless you’re going to make a gazillion dollars off of it or it’s feeding somebody, you should just get it up to the boat, take pictures of it and throw it back.

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ast month Marina del Rey’s Jerome Sammarcelli sailed under the Golden Gate Bridge bound for Hawaii alone in his 21-foot Pogo 2 with a reef in

the main and genoa and an 18-knot breeze on the nose. The 37 year-old Frenchman had never made a solo voyage so long, but was anxious to brave the elements in a boat he trusted, one he helped build with his own hands.

His company, Open Sailing, builds the Open 570, a popular one-design racer, and more recently the company is building the Pogo 2, a tough 21-foot mini-transat boat designed for open ocean racing. Sammarcelli, a no-nonsense type of personality, called the voyage a “business trip.” While he admitted to some apprehension before the start due to a health related issue, he said once the first three days were under his belt he was in “race mode.” Although during those first three days where his body and mind were acclimating to life at sea he confessed that he was keeping an eye on how far he was from the coast of Los Angeles. But once he settled in, Sammarcelli drove tenaciously to the island of Kauai, arriving two weeks later.

“I never stopped racing after that,” Sammarcelli said.

The Pogo 2 loves to sail off the wind but the solo skipper would have to wait and suffer as he close-reached his way to conditions that

would allow him to fly a spinnaker. After about the fourth day of essentially upwind sailing, Sammarcelli flew his mast-head kite in 12-15 knots of wind which he said was mostly the conditions until about 700 miles from Hawaii.

As he neared Kauai, conditions changed due to the shrapnel of Hurricane Daniel that was a Category 3 storm near Acapulco. He started to encounter steep breaking waves in the 10-15-foot range that were both exhilarating and frightening. In the midst of it he wrote the shore team:

Less than 300 miles to go...“It’s been blowing more than 20 knots for the last 48 hours and I’m exhausted. I’m sailing with two reefs in the main and the small spinnaker. I often see 15 knots of boat speed and have spent a lot of time at the helm. The highest recorded boat speed so far is 22 knots, which was probably on a wave - which have gotten really big now and honestly it’s quite scary out here at times.

“Because of the conditions, I haven’t got much sleep. I’ve been pushing pretty hard trying to catch the other boats. If the wind doesn’t calm down I’m going to have to slow the boat down so I can sleep. It’s going to be pretty intense as I get closer to the finish and I’ll need to be on the ball. I’m looking forward to this being over.

On land, with time to reflect Sammarcelli said of those conditions:

“It was crazy - I’ve never seen waves like those.

Breaking waves in the middle of the ocean – very steep.”

He said because of the boat’s downwind speed he was able to choose the waves he wanted and like a surfer – grab one and ride it. Unlike a surfer, he wasn’t able to catch a ride onto the beach and go home. Instead he had to manage the tenuous situation for days.

“I had to control how fast I was going so I wouldn’t bury the boat into the next wave,” Sammarcelli said.

Incredibly the Pogo hit its max speed of 22 knots during this time with Sammarcelli in his bunk (wearing a helmet) with the autopilot manning the helm.

“I could hear the boat getting up to speed, “Sammarcelli said. “It was going faster and faster and I thought, ‘oh shit, I’m going to hit the wall.’” But fortunately the autopilot did well and havoc was avoided.

Sammarcelli took two weeks to complete the voyage and while many skippers would have been satisfied to sail over 2,100 miles in a boat so small, he crossed the line disappointed in his rank – 4th in class and 9th overall in a fleet of 21.

“I was pissed that I went from second to fourth,” Sammarcelli said of his feelings as he crossed the finish line...he’s a competitive guy.

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By Captain Richard Schaefer

Chowin’ Down

ne of my first experiences with cooking aboard was back in 1979. My girlfriend and I decided to spend the

four-day Thanksgiving holiday at Catalina. Sue was the traditional type and thought we should prepare a traditional meal - yup....a turkey with all the trimmings. Being the practical, sloth prone guy I am, I suggested we buy one of those “pre-fab meals” from “Boy’s Market” (now, Ralph’s). Hey, everything is done and you can heat it up in a couple of pots on the stove top - cut off a hunk of turkey , wrap some foil around it and pop it in the oven. Fifteen minutes later you’re chowing down. Fifteen more minutes - after the pumpkin pie - you’re tossing the paper plates and plastic utensils in the Hefty bag. Bring some chips salsa, cheese, eggs and tortillas and you got a whole new dimension of leftovers for the next three days.

But noooooo...we had to get a frozen turkey with its belly full of plastic wrapped gizzards and giblets and a cargo crate full of other uncooked “fixins”.

Well, we anchored our provision-laden vessel in Catalina Harbor, and on Thanksgiving morn began the traditionally arduous task of preparing a turkey dinner. After a few hours of chopping, grating, dicing, boiling, cutting, jamming and cramming, the grand bird was ready for the oven.

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Boy, talk about a tight fit, but we finally wrestled the slimy thing into the small oven, shut the door and lit the burner. Now it was time for a long walk.

We strolled over to the Isthmus side and then to Little Fisherman Cove. Idled away a couple of hours and made our way back to the boat to check on our roasting, traditional, holiday meal. Our suspicions, instead of our appetites, were immediately aroused when we were not greeted by the familiar aroma of Thanksgiving dinner. We found the great bird still pink and slimy - little droplets of perspiring grease trickling down the turkey bumped flesh.

We soon learned that the gauge on our CNG tank, which had read “FULL” was, in fact, broken - as were our dreams of a cozy Thanksgiving dinner aboard our new boat. There was no prospect of getting a new tank of CNG and so, after brief deliberation, threw the great bird over the side - only somewhat consoled by the vision of fishes feasting on the remains at the bottom of the harbor.

However, even that bit of solace was short lived for the plump, oozing bird floated. Soon, two seagulls were perched upon it, pecking away at the pink flesh. As the sun set, we watched our Thanksgiving dream drift away toward the mud flats at the back of the harbor - its two squawking passengers still aboard.

We went down below, lit our candles and had canned cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie.

The next morning, believing our ordeal over, we took our milk and muffins into the cockpit to enjoy the warm, morning sun. Our peace was soon disturbed by the screeches and squawks of a dozen swirling gulls as they swooped in on our turkey - the tide having retuned it to haunt us.

For the next two days that moldering bird floated around mocking us. Even as we finally pulled away from the harbor, our last view was of that taunting, pallid bird being dive bombed by the screeching gulls. Now, Sue is long gone (probably showed good sense there), but the nightmarish visions of the, “Ghost Turkey That Wouldn’t Die” remain to haunt me whenever I anchor in Cat Harbor.

In order that you may avoid this type of nightmarish scenario, I am about to provide you with some sound advice. But first, let me say that this advice is not aimed at those epicurean types

who shop at , “Good Earth” or “Whole Foods”, and who go around sniffing apples, squeezing tomatoes, thumping melons and worrying about transfat. Or those who read labels looking for only those food-stuffs that are natural, pure and holistic. No, this advice is for the unvarnished hoi polloi of boating - in other words, rusty-

relics such as myself.

Now, for some reason, I always seem to have a boatload of kids, and I usually end up cooking for them. First priority for kids and teens is food containing vast amounts of fat, salt and sugar. Second priority is volume. Third priority is ease of preparation. So, with that in mind let’s head to Costco.

I do most of my “menu planning” as I shamble down the aisles munching on the free samples. Now, no one in their right mind wants to cook underway - even peanut butter and jelly can be a sticky mess in a rolling sea way. So my choice on the outward-bound leg is Costco pizza. They’re ten bucks each - hot ‘n ready. A couple of those, a bag each of chips and cookies - washed down by a twelve pack Pepsi will get you there. Grab three or four BBQ and fried chickens and five or ten pounds of potato salad and you’ve got dinner when you arrive and leftovers for the following day.

For breakfasts grab, muffins, pastries and cereal. Lunches are covered by three pounds of lunch meat, PB and J, three loaves of bread. We often catch fish for a dinner or two, but have a fall back position of BBQ hamburgers or brats. Round out your shopping list with a couple dozen eggs, a few packages of tortillas, lots of salsa, an onion and a bell pepper or two, chips, yogurt, cookies, cheese, a few pounds of rice and beans - condiments as desired. For beverages I put the grab on a couple gallons of orange juice and milk, lots of soda, beer and coffee. I spend little time worrying about the rain forests or dolphins so it’s plastic plates, jumbo case of paper towels

and mongo size plastic trash bags.Helpful hint: Snag a few cans of New England chowder. You can chop up fish leftovers and stir the cooked chunks in. It’s an easy, quick meal with a loaf of French bread.

Bingo! We’re out’a here, with about five days of food for five or six heavy hitters.

Now, there are numerous variations on this theme, but as you may have already guessed, KISS (keep it simple stupid), is the underlying concept.

Finally, what column on “boat food” would be complete without a personal recipe?

Captain Sunshine’s Bubba-Rito

First, rummage around the icebox and checkout your leftovers. I’ll bet you’ll find some of that fried chicken or maybe two

or three barbecued burgers from the previous day. Pick one and chop into chunks. Get a pan simmering with a half stick of butter. Chop-up half an onion and a bell pepper, splash in a couple of ounces of your favorite Mexican sauce. When the whole thing is sizzlin’ ‘n sputterin’, drop in your meat chunks, stir in a tub of salsa, add a pound of beans and/or rice. If you’re drinkin’ a beer or margarita pour some of that in too. Cover the pan with aluminum foil, drop a pile of flour tortillas on top, then cover the whole thing with the pan lid and simmer for about 15 minutes.

Take the lid and tortillas off - wrap the tortillas in the foil - toss a couple of handfuls of grated Mexican Blend cheese on top and serve with a big bowl of chips to scoop up the drippin’s. It’s smart to leave an entire roll of Macho Man paper towels on the table and best enjoyed while listening to Motown or island music on the stereo.

If you’ve got some leftover fish that hasn’t gone too far south you can use that instead of beef or chicken.

Now enjoy your Bubba-Rito. I’m outta here. Headin’ to the island.... after I hit Costco.

Captain Richard Schaefer is a U.S.C.G. Licensed Master of Sailing Vessels. He has skippered charters and deliveries, taught sailing and seamanship, managed yachts and written for boating publications for more than 25 years. He can be reached for comments or consultation at 310-460-8946 or e-mail at [email protected].


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Church Mouse Culture

T he Church Mouse Marlin Invitational Tournament was started 22 years ago in Avalon, California and is still going strong today. In 2004 the popular tourney became the largest release tournament on the west coast with the overriding emphasis less on prize

fishing and more on the enjoyment of the event.

“The object of the Church Mouse is to bring good people together for great fun and fishing while helping Catalina Island youth groups at the same time,” said co-organizer Carol Butte.

Many local residents see this tournament as a part of island life – an annual event that is rarely, if ever, missed.

“We pretty much live and breath the Church Mouse all year round,” said Devon Bray. “Even when it’s not going on we love to talk about it, wear the sweatshirts and tell other people about it.”

Over the years, the tournament has donated in excess of $886,000 to Catalina Island youth groups. Clearly, organizers and Avalon residents are proud of this fund-raising since so many are individually effected by the monies raised.

“I grew up here,” said Bray who has volunteered with the Church Mouse through the years. “I worked hard to help them because I knew it was going to benefit me in all the programs I was in. I played girl’s golf and they donated to the girls golf team, I work at the skate shop and they donate to the skate park – it all kind of intertwines together.”

In 2004, the Church Mouse became a 100% release tournament in an effort to aid the preservation of the local marlin population and in 2009, Pacific Coast Sportfishing magazine voted the Church Mouse, “The Best Marlin Tournament for 2009

In 2011, due to the lack of marlin, organizers added three new species of fish - white seabass, halibut, and yellowtail. Although it’s no longer a so-called “pure “ marlin tournament, Carol and Bob are quick to point out that the Church Mouse’s true purpose is to help out other programs in need. “All of these changes enable the Church Mouse to succeed in its main goal of donating to the youth of Catalina,” said Bob.

In addition to the world-class fishing surrounding the island, the Church Mouse is also successful and popular because of the off-water partying that goes on after the tournament finishes.

Every year Carol and bob Butte give out the “Buttuter” award for the crew “that went above and beyond the call to get themselves noticed.”

The Church Mouse website illustrated it this way:

“The all time winner of the Buttuters has to be Jeff Jeffries on the Jet Lag. He has won for running out of fuel (it’s a 50ft Hatteras), running out of water (it’s a 50ft Hatteras), clogging both heads (it’s a ..).”

In the same vain the Church Mouse traditionally hurls a pie into the face of the Harbor Master.

“We are not sure what prompted us to think that throwing a pie at the Harbor Master made any sense,” said Bob, “but it does raise a lot of money for the youth groups in Avalon, so we decided to go for it - anything for the kids right?”

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I have been spending time at the island and have been seeing yellowtail on some patties.

Around this time of year, in particular, I keep an eye on the reports coming out of the waters to the south of us. Judging by what I see happening down there, the top water fish will soon turn on, but as always, use your electronic resources to keep you dialed in. It’ll help to save on the fuel bill and keep the fish count up.

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This past month the Wooden Hull Yacht Club teamed up with Del Rey Yacht Club to sponsor the One More Time Regatta, an annual race of wooden hull boats.

I decided to enter my 1939 Atkins yawl Destiny, just to see how she would sail against other boats of her era. I know that Mr. Atkin had, at least, a thought of racing when he drew the plans for the Meridian model, or why else would he describe his Yawl rig a “rule cheater” in the accompanying article for MotorBoating magazine’s April 1934 issue. Though, the whole idea of a “rule cheater” begs the question of whether it is the “winning” or real performance of this sailing yacht that was most important to the designer. I guess by nature we are a competitive species, and if there is no desire to win then why race at all? However, if designing a yawl was primarily to get a better handicap performance rating, rather than it

actually performing better, then I wonder what is the point other than winning? I would like to think both.

It’s possible Destiny hasn’t raced before in Southern California; at least not by her present name because neither SCYA, nor Southern

California PHRF have a record of it. As far as I know this wasn’t “One More Time” for Destiny, and possibly her first time on the field of competition.

I had sent in my entry form, and at the Saturday morning skipper’s meeting I was supposed to be assigned a handicap. We looked up other full keel yawls of about the same water line length and displacement and came up with an acceptable rating for the race committee.

The race is historically an inverted start. The slowest boat start first, then all subsequent boats, depending on

their handicap, are assigned a start time at the appropriate number of minutes and seconds after the first boat is off. The idea is that if all boats sailed up to their handicap, they would all cross the finish line at the same time. With 15 boats in the race, thank goodness it’s only a theory.

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My start was 18 minutes, 45 seconds after the first boat, and I was the 3rd boat to start. The winds were pretty good for Santa Monica Bay and that 18 minutes and 45 seconds seemed like a very long wait as we watched the two boats ahead stretch their lead further and further.

Finally, our time was drawing near. “You’re too close!” Shouted our bowman, “you’re going to be over early.” So I jibed around, losing precious momentum, but we got pointed to the line and I heard our horn seconds before crossing - we were off.

The big genoa was cranked, we healed over and someone shouted “we’re doing seven knots!”

By the time we rounded the first mark at the Santa Monica pier, we had cut the lead of the first boats by more than half.

As we approached the next mark, three and a half miles to windward, we had already passed the first boat start and the second boat was approaching slightly behind us, but I had miscalculated the current and had to bear away

and jibe to keep from hitting the mark. This was a costly error and the second boat scooted by, rounded the mark seconds ahead, and set its spinnaker. “Goodbye”, we didn’t have a spinnaker or a chance. The whole rest of this leg we watched as it pulled away. Number two was now number one, and I started to look over my shoulder.

Rounding the third and final mark, at the El Segundo buoy, we turned toward the finish line and starting a slow but encouraging game of catch up. But, it wasn’t to be, our rival, a gaff rigged sloop, was over the line a good four minutes ahead.

One could argue we were faster, boat for boat, since they started eight minutes ahead, but we didn’t beat the handicap. One could also wonder what might have been if we too had a spinnaker to fly. As it was, we were handed the first place trophy for “Ketches and Yawls”, but the coveted first over all was captured by the boat of which I only saw the stern…and I didn’t even catch its name. I guess next year, if we are here, it can truly be “One More Time.”

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As a teenager growing up around the Marina, my father taught me how to sail and how to operate small power vessels. I remember, as an even younger boy, sitting in his lap and learning how to steer left and right and to follow a compass course. Little did I know at the time that those early skills were preparing me for a career as a professional captain. I took my first job as a sailing instructor for Recreation and Parks for the City of Los Angeles and thought that being paid for something I naturally enjoyed doing was a dream that had come true.

Mariner: Assuming a person is interested in pursuing a career in the maritime industry, what kind of jobs or positions are available?Captain Eve: An interested person could pursue a career as a ship’s captain or engineer, a marine surveyor, marine architect or ship designer, boat or ship builder, or a position in yacht management. There are also ancillary careers such as shipping agents who work for large shipping companies, boatyard or shipyard management, as well as positions as yacht and marine equipment sales.

Mariner: What are the options for training to become a licensed captain?Captain Eve: If your desire is to pursue a career as a licensed deck officer on a large container ship or oil tanker, for example, there are a few specialized schools for this purpose. The school on the west coast is called the California Maritime Academy. CMA has a three-year deck officers program. Upon successful completion of this program and passing of the U.S. Coast Guard tests, the graduate receives a 3rd Mates License of unlimited tonnage. By working several more years on large ships, a person becomes eligible to take the Master’s exam to become Captain. CMA also has programs in marine engineering, mechanical engineering, facilities engineering technology and global affairs. Their website is: www.csum.edu for more information.

If you have the desire to become captain of smaller vessels and yachts, I recommend two additional training programs. The first is the Maritime Institute, Inc. in San Diego (www.maritimeinstitute.com). They have a variety of training programs including a two-week course to prepare you to take the captain’s exam for vessels up to 100 gross tons. They also have additional courses to prepare you for the 200, 500, 1600 gross ton licenses as well as 3rd Mate.

Secondly, there is a school in Marina del Rey, the California Sailing Academy, (www.californiasailingacademy.com) which offers courses for the 100 and 200 gross ton Captain’s license.

Mariner: If you still want a career or job working on boats and yachts as Captain but don’t want to go through schooling, what kinds of employment options are there?Captain Eve: It is true that there are many smaller vessels that don’t require a licensed captain to be aboard. Most uninspected vessels, those not under the scrutiny of the U.S. Coast Guard, do not require a licensed captain. The vast majority of private vessels in this country are in this category. However, some higher value vessels or vessels over a certain size may require licensed personnel to satisfy insurance requirements.

Those looking for employment on boats and yachts can check in with local yacht brokers, shipyards, and yacht clubs and check job listings posted in various marine publications and online on the web. As well, there are various crew registries that are good resources for marine employment for both licensed and unlicensed positions. One such registry is: www.yachtcrew.ca

Mariner: Can you list a few additional careers in the maritime industry that may be of interest to our readers?Captain Eve: A career as a marine surveyor

can be a rewarding and lucrative career. Those entering this field often have a background in boat or ship repair or boat building experience and often apprentice with an experienced surveyor for several years. Surveyors inspect boats on behalf of buyers and insurance companies to establish the value and condition of a vessel.

Secondly, a career as a marine insurance adjuster can be very rewarding. Many adjusters work for marine insurance companies, and some work for private firms. Marine adjusters perform duties, including accident and loss investigation to determine, among other things, the extent of damage and the extent of coverage under the vessel’s insurance policy. Those who go into this field often have a background in boat and ship repair as well.

There are many more employment options within the marine industry and an online search will help you to develop a list of interesting options. From this list you can choose one or two career options to investigate more thoroughly.

Captain Joel Eve has been licensed as a professional captain for 35 years and regularly teaches boat handling and navigation to boaters in the Southern California area. He can be reached at (310) 210-0861 or at [email protected].

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