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
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...
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,...
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...
Lessons Learned – by Pat Carson
Boat Parades Some two dozen years ago, I acquired my first “large” power boat in the Delta and started learning my way around the sloughs and rivers from our home port at Village West...
Lessons Learned – by Pat Carson
Boating In The Off Season Winter is here, the boating season is over and it is time to put the yacht away until next spring. If you live in other areas of the United...
Lessons Learned – by Pat Carson
There Is An App For That – Part Deux In the November issue of the Bay and Delta Yachtsman I shared seven of my favorite apps that I regularly use. From finding the tide and current...
