Letters

Dear Pat Carson, I noticed that in your performance numbers of the Beneteau GT41 you use a 20% reserve to calculate range. This is not what the Coast Guard and any boating safety organization … Read more

Dear Bill, We are proud to formalize the Large Boat School on the Delta, Bay and Coast. Our six captains and additional six deckhand/trainers are ready to train at a new and improved level from the attached course materials. … Read more

Hello Jackie, I’m writing as a Bay View Boat Club member since 1984. I used to nestle among the houseboats on Shit Creek til about 7 years ago when Chase Stadium forced my exit … Read more

Dear Jackie, We took Johnny’s 32-foot Bayliner to Owl Harbor this week at your recommendation. Agree, the best toilets in the Delta and he’ll be there till October. I bought your book there and … Read more

Pat, Really enjoyed the article on compass use in last month’s issue. It was well written for everyone to understand. Learned several things myself. Thank you,Marc Jantzen Marc, Thank you for writing. It has … Read more

Hi Bill, Happy New Year! I worked on Mike and Grace Milne’s entry for the Discovery Bay Yacht Club Lighted Boat Parade again this year. This time we decorated their 46-foot houseboat as a NASCAR … Read more

Bill, I know I am behind, but I just read about Sal Cucuruto passing away. I remember meeting him on one of my first trips to the Delta. I was staying with you on … Read more

Jackie, Liked your Oct 2022 article. Especially about your editor. Were you playing with us with the mistake on page 36. Shouldn’t the “?” be a coma “,”? Dale Hi Dale, I go round … Read more

Hi Pat, In the Yachtsman Magazine for September 2022 a person by the name of JK (John) sent a letter explaining about his issues/repair of his refrigerator. I also have a refrigerator (wine fridge) I am … Read more

Aloha, Why doesn’t the Stockton City Buckley Cove launch ramp or the Stockton police provide any education, some form of patrolling, enforcing, etc. The San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Dept. has an outpost at River … Read more

Pat, Captain Paul Ruff with the San Francisco Bar Pilots has advised that the Coast Guard is planning on removing the Radar Beacon (RACONS) on the San Francisco Approach Buoy Lighted Whistle Buoy. This … Read more

Bill, I saw a picture of you with Chris Brubeck. How is he related to Dave Brubeck? Dave, as you know, was a great jazz pianist who grew up in Ione. My sisters took piano … Read more