Boat Review – by Pat Carson
Fairline Targa 45 GT When the new Fairline Yachts dealer in San Francisco and the wider California region, MRN Yacht Sales, asked if I could move a new and fully commissioned Targa 45 GT...
by Pat Carson
Boat Review – by Pat Carson
Princess Yachts 2024 F-45 Motoryacht Princess Yachts are manufactured in Plymouth, England and distributed in the United States by Princess Yachts America in Palm Beach, Florida. Silver Seas Yachts is the West Coast representative...
Lessons Learned – by Pat Carson
Fuel Management As I write this article in the early part of July, we are at the peak of the offshore boat delivery season and this year has been more challenging than most. With...
Lessons Learned – by Pat Carson
Personal Flotation Devices – What’s Old Is New And What’s Different Is The Same My last article on personal flotation devices was published in the Bay & Delta Yachtsman in Oct 2015 and I ended the...
Lessons Learned – by Pat Carson
Ensigns, Jacks And Flags A half dozen years back I wrote about flag etiquette on vessels and this month I wanted to again review how to properly fly our flags, ensigns and burgees on our...
Lessons Learned – by Pat Carson
Is It Right Or Is It Wrong 16 It is June, it is spring and it finally appears that the winter weather is behind us. It has been a year since my last installment...
Boat Review – by Pat Carson
Swift Trawler 41 Winter boating in San Francisco can be every bit as pleasant as summer boating, and this past winter was no exception. In late January, the weather in Richardson Bay was ideal...
Lessons Learned – by Pat Carson
Boat Shows – New Year, New Shows Owned by the Marine Industries Association of South Florida, the Ft. Lauderdale International Boat Show is truly the grand-daddy of all boat shows. Make plans for 2024...
Lessons Learned – by Pat Carson
That Was Predictable Abandoned and derelict vessels are a problem for not only the waters in our backyard but many United States harbors, bays and shorelines. Sunken, stranded, abandoned and derelict vessels are an...
Lessons Learned – by Pat Carson
Recreational Boating Safety 2022 The United States Coast Guard recently released its Recreational Boating Statistics report for 2022 and the data is somewhat mixed. The report is based off incidents that resulted in at...
