FREE


News Briefs. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Crossword. . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Community . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Dock Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Sailing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Catalina Connection . . 21


INSIDE:


Guide to Pacifi c Coast Harbors


No. 1024 California Boating News Since 1971 May 20 - June 2, 2016


Dana Point Harbor director retires,


coinciding with Orange County audit report


Oceanside City Council set to vote


on human powered crafts Kayakers and standup paddleboard users earned a tiny victory on April 18 when the Oceanside Harbor and Beaches Advisory Committee adopted proposed modifi ca- tions to reverse a prohibition against per- sonal watercraft. Current city law prohibits human powered vessels in Oceanside Harbor, P. 3


The general feel-good of boating season, which informally starts Memorial Day Weekend, is being dampened in Dana Point by the informally announced retirement of the harbor’s direc- tor one day after a county audit report revealed government employees took advantage of a discount program at a water- front hotel, P. 14


San Miguel Island reopens for


National City plan could expand


uses for recreational, maritime uses Balancing commercial shipping with recreational boating is always an issue in National City, what with imported vehicles parked across the street from the Pier 32 Marina main entrance and vessels navigat- ing alongside large shipping tankers, P. 10


Canary Rockfi sh stock declared as


rebuilt The canary rockfi sh was the only endangered species off the California coast determined to no longer be over- fi shed, according to an annual report on the status of fi sheries published by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, P. 27


Man Overboard! Practical tips for a


recreational use U.S. Navy NPS announced San Miguel Island is open to the public. Federal offi cials shut down the island to the public in April 2014 after the Navy discovered the possibility of unexploded ordnance on the landmass just off the Central California coast, P. 18


Army Corps of Engineers continues to vet Boat Central


safe rescue and survival Incidents in Marina del Rey and the 2016 Newport to Ensenada International Yacht race serve as reminders of potential perils of sail- ing. Each event provided practical advice of how to respond whenever your boat is in trouble and/or people are overboard, P.12


project To build or to not build a dry boat storage above federal waters in Marina del Rey: that was the question at the heart of a public hearing held at Burton Chace Park Community Center on May 10, P. 16


STANDING WATCH Did the Coast Guard drop the ball on noticing a meeting for the Marina


del Rey Anchorage? If a federal agency holds a meeting and no one attends then did the meeting ever happen? Questions abound about an April 12 public meeting that was offi cially noticed on April 20, P. 5


Sailing Spotlight on Cameron


MacLaren Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club Sailing Director discusses Junior Mariners Program and extends a special registra- tion price to The Log readers. The session is open sailors 10-17 years of age, P. 26


Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16  |  Page 17  |  Page 18  |  Page 19  |  Page 20  |  Page 21  |  Page 22  |  Page 23  |  Page 24  |  Page 25  |  Page 26  |  Page 27  |  Page 28  |  Page 29  |  Page 30  |  Page 31  |  Page 32  |  Page 33  |  Page 34  |  Page 35  |  Page 36  |  Page 37  |  Page 38  |  Page 39  |  Page 40  |  Page 41  |  Page 42  |  Page 43  |  Page 44  |  Page 45  |  Page 46  |  Page 47  |  Page 48  |  Page 49  |  Page 50  |  Page 51  |  Page 52