Lessons Learned – by Pat Carson
Winter is Coming… By the time you read this edition, winter will be just around the corner; and will your boat be ready? If you keep your boat on a trailer or on a...
by Pat Carson
Lessons Learned – by Pat Carson
Boat Operator Education We are now in the fourth year of the State of California Department of Parks and Recreation’s mandatory boater education program and I thought it would be a good time to...
Lessons Learned – by Pat Carson
A Tribute To My Friend Gary On July 25th the West Coast boating community lost an icon, and for me a good friend when Gary Clausen passed away. He was well known in the...
Boat Review – by Pat Carson
Y72 Superyacht 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 for Princess Yachts...
Lessons Learned – by Pat Carson
Boat Transports Over the last several years I have had the opportunity to deliver yachts to Ensenada for shipment to the East Coast of the U.S., to Long Beach for shipment to New Zealand,...
Boat Review – by Pat Carson
Chris Craft Catalina 27 and the Launch 25GT Chris Craft Day Boats I am driving to Sausalito on a brisk early morning in May with the bright sun rising to east and the full moon...
Lessons Learned – by Pat Carson
Is It Right Or Is It Wrong 14 It is June, it is summer and it finally appears that the pandemic is nearly past us. I thought it would be a good time to...
Lessons Learned – by Pat Carson
Hazards Of The Sea A question I am often asked is, “do I worry about debris in the ocean when making coastal deliveries, especially when running a vessel at night?” A usual follow-up question is,...
Lessons Learned – by Pat Carson
Annual Vessel Safety Check Many yacht clubs have their annual safety day this time of year when we typically use our boats less often and instead are busy with upgrades and repairs. This year,...
Lessons Learned – by Pat Carson
Lessons Learned From The New USCG Rules On Monday, Sept. 2, 2019, at approximately 0314 Pacific daylight time, U.S. Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach received a distress call from diving vessel, Conception with 33 passengers...
