Pat Carson
Pat Carson is a USCG licensed captain and operates commercial passenger vessels in the San Francisco Bay and Delta area. He is a partner with Bay Area Yachting Solutions, a company that provides hand on boating instruction, local and coastal deliveries, and maintenance of recreational vessels. Pat is one of the newest members to the Yachtsman crew and is looking forward to bringing his boating skills and knowledge to the readership.
Lessons Learned articles
- Lessons Learned – by Pat CarsonFuel Management – Part 2 This is a continuation from Fuel Management Part 1 published in the September issue of Bay & Delta Yachtsman. If you missed it, Part 1 can be found online at: https://www.recreationpublications.com/PUB/baydeltayachtsmansept2024....
- Lessons Learned – by Pat CarsonFuel 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 CarsonPersonal 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 CarsonEnsigns, 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 CarsonIs 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...
- Lessons Learned – by Pat CarsonBoat 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 CarsonThat 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 CarsonRecreational 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...
- Lessons Learned – by Pat CarsonThere Is Always Time For Safety I have been asked many times if it is necessary to do an engine room check every time we plan to get a boat underway. My answer is always...
- Lessons Learned – by Pat CarsonShorepower – ELCI, GFCI and GFD Almost any of us who work, live or play on boats have experienced the occasional dreaded and usually embarrassing slip and fall into the water. A captain “friend,”...
- Lessons Learned – by Pat CarsonIs My RADAR Killing Me? The short answer is, of course not. According to the World Health Organization, to produce health defects, exposure would need to be 1000 watts per square meter or more...
- Lessons Learned – by Pat Carson10-4 Over And Out Do you cringe as much as I do when you hear “10-4, over and out” on the marine VHF radio? Every hobby and profession has its own unique vocabulary and...
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